Chen Chien-nien

Chen Chien-nien (Chinese: 陳建年; pinyin: Chén Jiànnián; born 10 October 1947) is a former Taiwanese politician. Born in Taitung, Chen entered politics in 1981 as a Taitung councillor representing the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT). He served as County Magistrate of Taitung from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Puyuma tribe, he is the only indigenous politician to have served as a county magistrate in Taiwan. In 2002, Chen quit the KMT to accept the cabinet-level Minister of Council of Aboriginal Affairs post in Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration.[1] He resigned in 2005 due to a vote-buying charge, whilst continuing to maintain his innocence.[2] [3] Following a failed appeal to the Supreme Court in 2012, he was sentenced to nine months in jail.[4]

For the singer, see Chen Jiannian.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Chen Chien-nien
陳建年
Magistrate of Taitung County
In office
20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001
Preceded byLieh Cheng
Succeeded byHsu Ching-yuan
Personal details
Born (1947-10-10) 10 October 1947
Taitung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang (until 2002)

References
  1. "Newsmakers: Aboriginal crusader Chen to enter Cabinet - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
  2. "Aboriginal leader, 27 others indicted for electoral fraud - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com.
  3. "賄選被起訴 陳建年請辭 謝長廷批准│TVBS新聞網". TVBS.
  4. "前原民會主委 陳建年判刑9月定讞". 公視新聞網.


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