Hsiao Uan-u explained

Hsiao Uan-u
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Constituency:Chiayi County
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 1999
Term End:31 January 2002
Birth Date:1973 10, df=y
Birth Place:Chiayi, Taiwan
Party:Kuomintang
Nationality:Taiwanese
Alma Mater:California State University, Northridge
University of San Francisco
Occupation:Politician
Relations:Hsiao Shui-li (cousin)

Hsiao Uan-u (; born 12 October 1973) is a Taiwanese politician.

Career

The daughter of Hsiao Teng-wang, a former speaker of Chiayi City Council,[1] Hsiao Uan-u attended college in the United States, at California State University, Northridge and the University of San Francisco.[2] An uncle, Hsiao Teng-shi, ran her 1998 legislative campaign, and Hsiao Uan-u won due to her family's considerable political influence in Chiayi.[3] While in office, Hsiao Uan-u served as family spokesperson, as Hsiao Teng-piao, another paternal uncle, who, like her father, had served on the Chiayi City Council, chose to face charges of blackmail, illegal confinement, graft, and bribery.[4] [5] Months after Hsiao Uan-u completed her term in January 2002, Hsiao Teng-piao was paroled.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chuang. Jimmy. Paroled politician Hsiao says he was framed. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 3 November 2002.
  2. News: Hsiao Uan-u (4). 3 February 2018. Legislative Yuan.
  3. Book: Chin. Ko-Lin. Heijin: Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan. 2016. Routledge. 9781315498270. 101.
  4. News: Lin. Irene. Former politician to go to jail. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 29 June 2000.
  5. News: Lin. Irene. Fugitive councilor turns himself in. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 18 September 1999.