Sean Lien Explained

Sean Lien
Nationality:Republic of China
Order:Member of the Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Relations:Lien Chan (father)
Fang Yu (mother)
Lien Chen-tung (grandfather)
Lian Heng (great-grandfather)
Arlene Lien (sister)
Party:Kuomintang
Alma Mater:Fu Jen Catholic University (LLB)
Columbia University (LLM, JD)

Sean Lien or Lien Sheng-wen (; Taiwanese: Liân sìng-bûn; born February 4, 1970) is a member of the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He is co-founder of Evenstar Capital and he previously served as chairman of the Taipei Smart Card Corporation, the company which operates EasyCard.

Family

Sean Lien is the eldest son of Lien Fang Yu and Lien Chan, who served as the Chairman of the Kuomintang party and was the Vice President of Taiwan. He is the grandson of Lien Chen-tung,[1] and the great grandson of Lien Heng.[2] He has a brother and two sisters.[3] [4] He is married to Patty Tsai.[5]

According to some sources, he was born in the United States of America;[6] others indicate that he was born in Taiwan.[7]

Education

Lien received a Bachelor of Laws from Fu Jen Catholic University in New Taipei City, Taiwan.[8] He received a Master of Laws and a Juris Doctor from Columbia University in New York City. He was also an Eisenhower Fellow.[9] [10]

Early career

Lien served in a senior management position at GE's Asia Pacific Capital Fund II[11] [12] and as a vice president with an Investment Banking Group in Taipei. He is co-founder and senior advisor to the Hong Kong investment company Evenstar Capital.[13] [14]

Political career

In 2008, Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-pin appointed Lien as chairman of Taipei Smart Card Corporation.[15] Lien resigned as Chairman of EasyCard Corporation at the end of 2009, citing health reasons.[16] Assessments of his performance during this brief tenure differ.[17] [18] [19]

During the municipal election on 26 November 2010, Lien was shot in the face at close range while stumping for Chen Hung-yuan, a New Taipei City Council candidate in the Yonghe District of New Taipei City.[20] Lien's wound was minor and he recovered quickly.[21] Lien disagrees with Taiwan judiciary's conclusion that he was shot by mistake.[22] On February 24, 2014, Lien announced his campaign for Taipei City mayor election; on April 19, 2014, he won the KMT mayoral primary.[23] On November 29, Lien lost the race to independent candidate Ko Wen-je.[24] [25]

2014 Taipei City Mayoralty Election Result
width=35No.width=180Candidatewidth=120Partywidth=75Voteswidth=75Percentagewidth=49
1Chen Ju-pin (陳汝斌)Self Help Party1,6240.11%
2Chao Yen-ching (趙衍慶)Independent15,8981.06%
3Lee Hong-hsin (李宏信)Independent2,6210.18%
4Yong C. Chen (陳永昌)Independent1,9080.13%
5Neil PengIndependent8,0800.54%
6Sean LienKMT609,93240.82%
7Ko Wen-jeIndependent853,98357.16%

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Chang. Yun-ping. DPP targets the Lien family's wealth. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 30 December 2003.
  2. News: Ku. Er-teh. The book that built the Lien family. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 6 February 2004.
  3. News: Li. Lauly. Lien Hui-hsin's prosecution deferred for one year. 13 November 2014. China Post. 12 July 2014. 24 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141024153101/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/07/12/412173/Lien-Hui-hsins.htm. dead.
  4. News: Yiu. Cody. DPP steps up pressure on Lien to explain his wealth. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 3 June 2004.
  5. News: Shih. Hsiu-chuan. Loa. Lok-sin. Sean Lien's wife giving up Canadian citizenship. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 13 November 2014.
  6. Web site: Editorial: Fathers of the nation? - Taipei Times. 9 March 2000.
  7. Web site: Wei. Katherine. Sean Lien embarks on a sacred quest to serve all in his beloved Taipei City. The China Post. 11 November 2015. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923234819/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2014/11/10/421403/Sean-Lien.htm. dead.
  8. News: Chang. Rich. Sean Lien visited Playboy Mansion, ex-Ma lawyer says. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 18 June 2014.
  9. News: Mo. Yan-chih. DPP pans EasyCard boss for taking study leave in US. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 9 April 2009.
  10. News: Hung. Joe. Taipei mayor race has more at stake. 13 November 2014. China Post. 10 November 2014.
  11. News: Hong. Caroline. 'I do not work with China': Lien Chan. 13 November 2014. Taipei Times. 2 December 2004.
  12. News: Chung. Lawrence. Taiwan mayoral challengers take fight for votes to KMT strongholds. 13 November 2014. South China Morning Post. 25 October 2014.
  13. News: Legislator disputes Sean Lien claim on leaving Evenstar. 13 November 2014. Taiwan News. 8 October 2014.
  14. Web site: Sean Lien J.D. . Sean Lien: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek . . 2014-06-23.
  15. Web site: Hau appoints KMT's Sean Lien EasyCard board member - Taipei Times. 22 August 2008.
  16. Web site: Sean Lien resigns from EasyCard Corp. Chair - the China Post . 2014-12-14 . 2015-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923230334/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2010/05/07/255446/Sean-Lien.htm . dead .
  17. Web site: Defamation lawsuit filed by Sean Lien over EasyCard issue - Taipei Times. 11 January 2014.
  18. Web site: CommonWealth Magazine . english.cw.com.tw . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214051050/http://english.cw.com.tw/article.do?action=show&id=12707 . 2014-12-14.
  19. Web site: Sean Lien says he's giving up six weeks pay - the China Post . 2014-12-14 . 2014-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214050732/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/04/09/203534/Sean-Lien.htm . dead .
  20. News: Chung. Lawrence. Sean Lien shooting not staged, prosecutors say. 13 November 2014. South China Morning Post. 17 December 2010.
  21. https://web.archive.org/web/20101207064137/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/LL07Ad02.html Asia Times
  22. Web site: Gunman who shot Sean Lien handed life sentence - Taipei Times. 25 October 2012.
  23. News: Sean Lien wins KMT primary for Taipei mayoral election. 13 November 2014. Central News Agency. Want China Times. 20 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141113094755/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20140420000092&cid=1101. 13 November 2014.
  24. News: Taiwan PM quits after election losses. Nov 30, 2014. Al Jazeera.
  25. Web site: 2014 Local Elections . 2014-12-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220092440/http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TC/n100000000000000.html . 2014-12-20 .

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