Chen Chih-pin (born 1 April 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Nantou County Council, the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, and the Legislative Yuan.

Chen Chih-pin
陳志彬
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 21 December 1998
ConstituencyNantou County
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyNantou County
Member of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly
In office
20 December 1985 – 20 December 1989
ConstituencyNantou County
Nantou County Councilor
In office
30 December 1977 – 1 March 1982
Personal details
Born (1949-04-01) 1 April 1949 (age 75)
Nantou County, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
Other political
affiliations
People First Party (2001–2006)
Alma materNational Taipei University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳志彬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Zhìbīn
Bopomofoㄔㄣˊ ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄣ
Wade–GilesChen2 Chih4 pin1
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Zi3 ban1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTân Chìpin

Education

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Chen attended primary and middle school in Caotun, Nantou, and graduated from the Taichung Second Senior High School before earning his degree from National Chung Hsing University's Taipei campus. He also took classes at the Institute of Revolutionary Practice.[1]

Political career

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Chen served on the Nantou County Council from 1977 to 1982, represented Nantou County on the Taiwan Provincial Assembly between 1985 and 1989, and was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1998, and 2002 to 2008.[1][2][3] During his tenure on the Legislative Yuan's Finance Committee in 2002, Chen questioned finance minister Lee Yung-san [zh] about the business practices of Taiwanese businessmen in China.[4]

For most of his political career, Chen was affiliated with the Kuomintang. Between 2001 and 2006, he held People First Party membership, and was the PFP caucus whip within the Legislative Yuan in 2005. As caucus whip, Chen commented on China's Anti-Secession Law,[5] the 319 Democracy, Peace and Truth rally held on the one-year anniversary of the March 19 shooting incident during the 2004 presidential election cycle,[6] the relationship between the Democratic Progressive Party and the People First Party following Lien Chan's April 2005 visit to China, as well as the DPP's win in the 2005 National Assembly election,[7][8][9] and the PFP's decision to boycott arms procurement bills through May 2005.[10]

Before the 2005 local elections, the PFP selected Chen as its candidate for the Nantou County magistracy.[11] After polls were conducted, the PFP and KMT chose to consolidate support for Kuomintang candidate Lee Chao-ching.[12] Chen considered running for the county magistracy again in the 2009 local elections, but ended his bid in October, citing financial concerns.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chen Chih-pin (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Chen Chih-pin (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Chen Chih-pin (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ Tsai, Yu-jen (28 July 2003). "Deadbeats take taxpayers cash and give it to China". Taipei Times. Translated by Huang, Francis; Lin, Jackie. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (4 March 2005). "Legislators unite against anti-secession law". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  6. ^ Hong, Caroline (20 March 2005). "Soong was gone, but his troops stayed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (27 April 2005). "Pan-blues urge probe of clashes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (15 May 2005). "DPP wins surprise victory in election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  9. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (17 May 2005). "PFP threatens to cut ties with DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ Chang, Rich (24 May 2005). "US gives Taiwan deadline on aircraft sales: official". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ Hong, Caroline (9 June 2005). "KMT, PFP talk of cooperating in December polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ Hong, Caroline (13 June 2005). "PFP and KMT to field one candidate in Nantou County". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  13. ^ 陳, 鳳麗 (10 October 2009). "缺資金 陳志彬沉痛退選". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 8 March 2024.