Yen Kuan-heng
Yen Kuan-heng MLY | |
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顏寬恆 | |
Yen in September 2013 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 February 2013 | |
Succeeded by | Yen Ching-piao |
Constituency | Taichung 2 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Shalu, Taichung, Taiwan | 14 September 1977
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Political party | Kuomintang (since 2012) |
Parents | Yen Ching-piao (father) |
Relatives | Yen Li-ming (sister) |
Occupation | politician |
Yen Kuan-heng (Chinese: 顏寬恆; born 14 September 1977) is a Taiwanese politician who has represented Taichung in the Legislative Yuan since 2013, when he succeeded his father Yen Ching-piao in office.
Political career
Yen Kuan-heng helped run his father's first legislative campaign in 2001,[1] and worked as the elder Yen's legislative assistant.[2] Yen Ching-piao was sentenced to prison in November 2012 and expelled from the Legislative Yuan, necessitating a by-election for Taichung 2.[3][4] Chen Shih-kai was named the Democratic Progressive Party candidate days before the Kuomintang announced its support of Yen Kuan-heng.[5][6] The by-election was held on 26 January 2013, with Yen winning by 1,138 votes.[7][8] The Kuomintang nominated Yen for a second term over fellow party member Chi Kuo-tung in the 2016 legislative elections, and Yen won again.[9] In March 2016, Yen joined the Parliamentary Transparency Alliance, a smaller group of Kuomintang legislators within the Ninth Legislative Yuan.[10]
References
- ↑ Tsai, Ting-i (14 January 2002). "Newsmakers: Elected from jail, Yen thanks Matsu". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ Mo, Yan-chih (31 December 2012). "KMT's Yen Kuan-hen launches Taichung election bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Wang, Chris (25 January 2013). "KMT split may give DPP victory in Taichung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Wang, Chris (17 January 2013). "DPP hopes win will boost momentum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Wang, Chris (18 December 2012). "DPP announces candidate for by-election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ "KMT backs Yen Kuan-hen". Taipei Times. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Mo, Yan-chih; Wang, Chris (27 January 2013). "KMT wins Taichung by-election". Taipei Times.
- ↑ Tseng, Wei-chen; Chung, Jake (28 January 2013). "Taichung election gives DPP hope for recall bids". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 July 2015). "Chu rejects 'hall of one voice' criticism". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ↑ Hsiao, Alison (10 March 2016). "Alliance lays down reform plans". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
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