Sra Kacaw (born 16 December 1956) is an Amis Taiwanese politician also known by the name Jeng Tian-tsair (Chinese: 鄭天財; pinyin: Zhèng Tiāncái).
Sra Kacaw Jeng Tian-tsair | |
|---|---|
鄭天財 | |
 Official portrait of Sra Kacaw | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Jen-fu |
| Constituency | Lowland Aborigine |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1956 Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) |
Early life
editSra Kacaw, an Amis, was born in Hualien County and studied law at National Taiwan University.[1][2]
Political career
editSra Kacaw has served as vice minister of the Council of Indigenous Peoples.[3][4]
He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in January 2012 as a representative of the Lowland Aborigine district, and was reelected in 2016. Shortly after taking office for his first term, Sra Kacaw joined residents of Xiulin, Hualien to protest Taipower's construction of a well and nuclear waste storage site in the area.[5] He coauthored an amendment to the Mountain Slope Conservation and Utilization Act in 2012 that led to criticism from many aboriginal rights groups. The act contained a clause that mandated how long an aborigine was to keep their land before legally selling it. Kao Chin Su-mei, Kung Wen-chi, and Sra Kacaw, along with Chien Tung-ming, Liao Kuo-tung, and Lin Cheng-er, all aborigines, believed that the five-year ownership period mandated in the law was discriminatory and irrelevant, as the law already stated that all aboriginal land could only be sold to another aborigine.[6] Later that year, Sra Kacaw criticized the Executive Yuan's proposal to help Taiwanese businesses hire foreign workers, stating that the policy would lessen job opportunities for aborigines.[7] He supported an amendment to the Criminal Procedural Act that passed in January 2013, mandating that aborigines always appear with their lawyers when being questioned by prosecutors and in all court appearances.[8] was one of many Kuomintang legislators fined in February 2013, because he had abstained from many votes after members of the legislative body approved a pay cut for themselves.[9] He has worked to pass legislation making more social housing available to aborigines.[10]
In late August 2024, Sra Kacaw's legislative office and residence were searched as part of an investigation into corruption.[11][12] He was released on bail after questioning.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Jeng Tian-tsair (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "Jeng Tian-tsair (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Wu, Debby (23 September 2003). "Hakka leader Yeh worries about Hokkien in exams". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Lin, Jean (12 June 2006). "Interior ministry continues to limit Aboriginal rights". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (20 April 2012). "Sioulin residents protest suspect Taipower 'well'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (8 June 2012). "Aboriginal rights activists protest proposed land bill". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (27 October 2012). "KMT legislators question premier about Aboriginal employment opportunities". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (5 January 2013). "Regulation targets dual national public servants". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Hsu, Stacy (4 February 2013). "KMT lawmakers fined for disobedience". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (24 December 2016). "Amendment to Housing Act clears legislature". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ Fan, Cheng-hsiang, and; Hsieh, Hsing-en; Wu, Kuan-hsien (27 August 2024). "KMT lawmaker summoned, office searched over corruption allegations". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Liu, Wan-lin; Khan, Fion (27 August 2024). "Legislator Sra Kacaw's office searched in unspecified probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Hsieh, Hsing-en; Low, Y.F. (27 August 2024). "KMT lawmaker released on bail in corruption probe". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
