Liu Wen-hsiung (1954–2017)

Liu Wen-hsiung (Chinese: 劉文雄; pinyin: Liú Wénxióng; 8 September 1954 – 31 July 2017) was a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2008.

Liu Wen-hsiung
劉文雄
Liu in September 2012
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyKeelung
Personal details
Born(1954-09-18)18 September 1954
Keelung, Taiwan
Died31 July 2017(2017-07-31) (aged 62)
Anle, Keelung, Taiwan
Political partyPeople First Party (2000–2017)
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang (until 2000)
Alma materNational Chengchi University
National Taiwan Ocean University

Early life and education

Liu was born in Keelung in 1954,[1] and was of Mainland Chinese descent.[2] He attended National Chengchi University before completing graduate work at National Taiwan Ocean University.[3]

Political career

Liu served two terms on the Taiwan Provincial Council before his 1998 election to the Legislative Yuan.[4] The Kuomintang formally began expulsion proceedings against Liu in December 1999, because he supported the 2000 independent presidential campaign of James Soong.[5] Liu later joined Soong's People First Party, and was the PFP's legislative whip.[6][7] On 3 December 2005, he joined the Republic of China local election for the Keelung City mayoralty.[8][9] However, he finished in third place.[10]

2005 Keelung City Mayoralty Election result
No. Candidate Party Votes
1Chen Chien-ming TSU58,243
2Hsu Tsai-li KMT76,162
3Liu Wen-hsiung PFP47,932
4Wang Tuoh DPP2,771

In 2006, Liu accused Kuo Yao-chi, then the Minister of Transportation and Communications, of appointing Wu Cheng-chih, a friend who was recommended by her husband, to the secretary-general position of the China Aviation Development Foundation as a form of nepotism; Liu said that Weng did not have the proper aviation background. Kuo said that she did not practice nepotism and that she would seek to have action taken against Liu.[11] The next year, Liu ran in the Keelung mayoral by-election and was a reported candidate for the Control Yuan.[12][13] Liu later became deputy secretary-general of the People First Party.[14][15] Liu ran in the 2016 legislative elections as a representative of Keelung district, but lost.[16]

Legislative Election 2016: Keelung district
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
DPP Tsai Shih-ying 78,707 41.45
Kuomintang Hau Lung-pin 68,632 36.15
People First Liu Wen-hsiung 23,485 12.37
Minkuotang Yang Shicheng 19,045 10.03
Majority 10,075 5.30
Total valid votes 189,869 98.76
Rejected ballots 2,378 1.24
DPP gain from Kuomintang Swing
Turnout 192,247 64.31
Registered electors 298,947

In 2017, he was formally nominated to a seat on the Control Yuan.[17]

Personal life

Liu was a Taiwanese Muslim.[18] He suffered a heart attack in July 2017, which led to a coma.[19] He was moved to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Keelung on 21 July, where he died on 31 July 2017, aged 62.[20] His body was sent to Taipei Grand Mosque where funeral prayer was performed before he was buried.[21]

References
  1. "Liu Wen-hsiung (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  2. Hsu, Crystal (23 December 2002). "PFP whip loyal to his boss, his friends". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  3. "Liu Wen-hsiung (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. "Liu Wen-hsiung (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. Lin, Oliver (7 December 1999). "KMT expels party unfaithful, again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. Stephanie, Low (24 June 2000). "KMT wants to supervise Chen's team". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  7. Hsu, Crystal (5 January 2003). "Legislators hope to block plan for gaming prizes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  8. Chang, Rich (30 November 2005). "Keelung race comes down to split blue vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  9. Mo, Yan-chih (3 December 2005). "Senior politicians canvass votes in crucial districts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  10. Chou, Jenny (14 December 2005). "Several green strongholds fall to the KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  11. Shan, Shelley. "Liou Wuen-hsiung accuses Kuo Yao-chi of nepotism." Taipei Times. Tuesday, 23 May 2006. Archived September 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. Wang, Flora (24 February 2007). "DPP chooses candidates for Keelung mayoral race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  13. Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling (11 September 2007). "Premier to give lawmakers a policy briefing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  14. Wang, Chris (23 May 2012). "Ma's speech vague, conflicting: analysts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  15. Chien, Lee-chung; Chiu, Yan-ling; Hetherington, William (14 March 2017). "Prosecutors appeal against murderer's sentence of death". Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  16. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 July 2015). "KMT's Hau Lung-bin to run in Keelung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  17. Hsu, Stacy (3 March 2017). "Presidential Office defends nominations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  18. Hsu, Crystal (27 October 2002). "KMT lawmakers fear publication of novel". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  19. Lin, Hsin-han; Chung, Jake (22 July 2017). "PFP's Liu Wen-hsiung in a coma after heart attack". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  20. Ku, Chuan; Ko, Lin (31 July 2017). "PFP official, former lawmaker Liu Wen-hsiung dies". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  21. "Death of People First Party's Liu Wen-hsiung mourned by colleagues". Formosa EnglishNews. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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