Liu Sung-pan
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Liu Sung-pan MLY |
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劉松藩 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1973 – 31 January 2004 |
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Constituency | Taiwan 6th Taichung County |
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 2 December 1990 – 31 December 1991 |
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Preceded by | Liang Su-yung |
Succeeded by | Shen Shih-hsiung |
President of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 17 January 1992 – 1 February 1999 |
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Preceded by | Liang Su-yung |
Succeeded by | Wang Jin-pyng |
Personal details | |
Born | Taikō, Taikō, Taichū Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
3 December 1931
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Political party | Independent (since 2004) |
Other political affiliations |
Kuomintang (until 1999) People First Party (2000–04) |
Occupation | Politician |
Liu Sung-pan (traditional Chinese: 劉松藩; simplified Chinese: 刘松藩; pinyin: Liú Sōngfán; Wade–Giles: Liú Sūng-fán; born 3 December 1931) was the President of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China between 1992 to 1999. He was the first president to preside over a Legislative Yuan entirely elected by residents of the Taiwan Area (after the retirement of the elderly mainland representatives in December 1991).[1]
Career
In 1998, during his tenure as legislative speaker, Liu used his status as the former chairman of Taichung Business Bank to broker a NT$1.5 billion loan to the Kuangsan Group, and in return he received a bribe of NT$150 million.[2] During the subsequent investigation, Liu's house was raided.[3][4]
He left the Kuomintang in 1999, after having served two full elected terms as President of the Yuan. Liu then allied himself with James Soong's independent 2000 presidential campaign.[5][6] After Soong's loss, Liu was named the leader of the New Taiwanese Service Team, an exploratory committee that preceded the formation of the People First Party.[7]
After the end of Liu's speakership, he continued to lead Taiwan in negotiations with China and advocated for the nation to obtain membership in the World Health Organization.[8][9][10] Liu also backed the democratization of Myanmar and promoted United States–Taiwan relations.[11][12]
The Taichung District Court convicted Liu for his role in the Kuangsan Group scandal in July 2003, sentencing him to five years imprisonment and NT$30 million fine.[13] His final appeal was heard by the Taiwan High Court in September 2004. The THC handed Liu a four-year prison sentence and a NT$30 million fine. After the High Court's verdict was announced, Liu resigned his legislative seat.[14] At the time, Liu was at the Republican National Convention in the United States. While there, he suffered a heart attack and was not medically cleared to fly to Taiwan.[15] Though Liu had relinquished his PFP membership a day after his resignation from the Legislative Yuan,[16] the party offered to help him find medical treatment if he would serve his sentence in Taiwan.[17] Liu never acknowledged the proposal, and was subsequently listed as a fugitive in February 2007.[18] In the 2010s, Liu was reported to have fled to China.[19][20][21]
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