Chen Chien-nien

Adulumau Daliyalrep
陳建年
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3rd Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
In office
1 February 2002 – 10 March 2005
Prime MinisterYu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Preceded byYohani Isqaqavut
Succeeded byWalis Perin
8th Magistrate of Taitung
In office
20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001
Preceded byLieh Cheng
Succeeded byHsu Ching-yuan
Personal details
Born (1947-10-10) 10 October 1947 (age 79)
Taitung County, Taiwan
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Kuomintang
(until 2002)
SpouseHuang Yu-hsia
ChildrenAsenay Daliyalrep
Parent

Chen Chien-nien (Chinese: 陳建年; pinyin: Chén Jiànnián, Puyuma: Adulumau Daliyalrep; born 10 October 1947) is a Taiwanese former politician who served as the Magistrate of Taitung from 1993 to 2001 and Minister of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs from 2002 to 2005.

Life and career

Born in Taitung City, Chen entered politics in 1981 as Taitung County councillor representing the Kuomintang (KMT). He served as Magistrate of Taitung from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Puyuma tribe, he is the only indigenous politician to have served as a county magistrate in Taiwan.

In 2002, Chen quit the KMT to accept the cabinet-level Minister of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs post in Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. He resigned in 2005 due to a vote-buying charge, whilst continuing to maintain his innocence. Following a failed appeal to the Supreme Court in 2012, he was sentenced to nine months in jail.

His daughter, Asenay Daliyalrep, is currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan.

References

  1. ↑ Huang, Sandy (2002-01-24). "Newsmakers: Aboriginal Crusader Chen to Enter Cabinet". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  2. ↑ Chang, Rich (2005-02-25). "Aboriginal Leader, 27 Others Indicted for Electoral Fraud". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  3. ↑ 賄選被起訴 陳建年請辭 謝長廷批准. TVBS新聞網 (in Chinese). 2005-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  4. ↑ 前原民會主委 陳建年判刑9月定讞. 公視新聞網 (in Chinese). 2012-03-31. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2018-12-01.