Perng Shaw-jiin (; born 28 February 1957) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.
Education and early career
Perng majored in law at National Taiwan University, before earning an LL.M from
Soochow University and a doctorate of law from the
University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...
. He taught law at Soochow and
Ming Chuan University
Ming Chuan University (MCU; ) is a private university in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan, accredited in the United States of America and by AACSB. Ming Chuan University was ranked in the 451-500 range in QS Top Asia Universities Ranking 202 ...
and worked for the Taoyuan Public Prosecutor's Office in the early 1990s.
Political career
Perng was first named to the Legislative Yuan in 1996, and stabbed by gang members his first year in office. He ran for
Taoyuan County Magistrate in 2001, losing to
Eric Chu
Eric Chu Li-luan (; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician. He was born into a political family with strong Kuomintang (KMT) ties, and served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China, under Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to this, Chu served ...
. Perng returned to the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, before stepping down. The election of
Chiu Ching-chun
Chiu Ching-chun (; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018.
Education
Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and T ...
as
Hsinchu County Magistrate in 2009 triggered a by-election for his legislative seat. Perng ran for the position and won by 15,283 votes.
Perng represented Hsinchu County until 2012, when he was succeeded by
Hsu Hsin-ying.
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1957 births
Living people
Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan
Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan
Hsinchu County Members of the Legislative Yuan
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni
National Taiwan University alumni
Soochow University (Taiwan) alumni
Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent
Academic staff of Soochow University (Taiwan)
20th-century Taiwanese lawyers
Taoyuan City Members of the Legislative Yuan
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