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Peng Pai-hsien (; born 14 June 1949) is a Taiwanese politician.


Political career

He served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1997 as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. Peng was a member of the DPP's
Justice Alliance faction The Justice Alliance () was one of the largest factions of the Democratic Progressive Party, founded in 1991 by Chen Shui-bian. Other members included Hsu Tain-tsair, Annette Lu, and Su Huan-chih. All DPP factions were officially dissolved in 2006 ...
until he left the party in 1997 to run for the Nantou County magistracy as an independent. Peng left the legislature on 20 December 1997 to take office as Nantou County magistrate. Nantou County was hit hard by the 1999 Jiji earthquake, and in November 2000, Peng was charged with corruption while the Nantou District Prosecutors' Office investigated financial improprieties in the aftermath of the rescue effort. Peng was indicted in January 2001, but returned to his duties as magistrate. The Supreme Court halted appeals on the case in July 2010, ending legal proceedings against Peng. In September 2019, the
Formosa Alliance The Formosa Alliance () is a political coalition founded in Taiwan on 7 April 2018. The organization reformed as a political party on 20 July 2019. Goals The Formosa Alliance was established on 7 April 2018. Its founding leader was , at the time ...
announced that its ticket for the
2020 presidential election This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *5 January: **C ...
included Peng as
Annette Lu Annette Lu Hsiu-lien (; born 7 June 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. A feminist active in the tangwai movement, she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990, and was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. Subsequently, she served as Ta ...
's running mate. Lu and Peng suspended their campaign on 2 November 2019. After he left the Nantou County magistracy, Peng became an instructor at
Kainan University Kainan University (KNU; ) is a private university located near Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan. KNU was founded as Kainan Commercial and Technical High School in 1917. In January 1990, the school was upgraded to Kainan Institute of Techno ...
. He is married to Wu Wen-wan.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peng, Pai-hsien 1949 births Living people Nantou County Members of the Legislative Yuan Magistrates of Nantou County Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent