Fan Kuang-chun (Chinese: 范光群; pinyin: Fàn Guāngqún; born 16 March 1939) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.
Fan Kuang-chun | |
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范光群 | |
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| Secretary-General of the Judicial Yuan | |
| In office 7 October 2003 – 2007 | |
| Magistrate of Hualien County (acting) | |
| In office 20 May 2003 – 19 August 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Fu-hsing |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Shen-shan |
| Governor of Taiwan Province | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 7 October 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Po-ya |
| Succeeded by | Lin Kuang-hua |
| Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council of the Republic of China | |
| In office 14 June 2001 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Yeh Chu-lan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 March 1939 Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Progressive Party (2003) |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Columbia University Law School |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | lawyer |
Education and legal career
editFan earned an LL.B from National Taiwan University and studied at Columbia University Law School in the United States.[1] He and John Chen co-founded Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law in 1974.[2] Fan has also worked for the Examination Yuan and served as a judge at the district court level in Taipei and Taichung.[1]
Political career
editFan served as spokesman for a group of cross-strait relations advisers President Chen Shui-bian formed in 2000.[3] On 14 June 2001, Chen started the Hakka Affairs Council, and appointed Fan the first minister.[4] Fan left the Hakka Affairs Council to become governor of Taiwan Province. He joined the Democratic Progressive Party in January 2003.[5] During his governorship, Hualien County Magistrate Chang Fu-hsing died in office, and Premier Yu Shyi-kun named Fan the acting magistrate on 20 May 2003.[6][7] On 7 October 2003, Fan was selected as the secretary-general of the Judicial Yuan by Chen Shui-bian. That same day, he resigned from the Democratic Progressive Party.[8] In July 2007, media speculation linked Fan to a promotion as vice president of the Judicial Yuan,[9] but he remained secretary-general of the body until at least September of that year.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "KUANG-CHUN FAN 范光群". Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ Chuang, Jimmy (5 December 2004). "Koos's legal experience helping DPP". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 20 February 2016. Alt URL Archived 2 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (13 November 2000). "New Party walks out of cross-strait advisory group". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Huang, Joyce (14 June 2001). "Cabinet inaugurates new Hakka Commission". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Lin, Mei-Chun (17 January 2003). "DPP membership drive attracts more members of elite". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (22 May 2003). "Alliance plans by-election strategy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "Fan Kuang-chun takes over". Taipei Times. 21 May 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Chuang, Jimmy (13 October 2003). "Fan Kuang-chun turns to cause of judicial reform". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (17 July 2007). "President Chen to submit nominees for grand justices". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Chang, Rich; Chuang, Jimmy (5 September 2007). "Judiciary denies political bias". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 10 September 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2016. Alt URL