Peng Tien-fu explained

Peng Tien-fu
Office1:Deputy Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council
Minister1:Lee Yung-te
Term Start1:1 February 2008
Term End1:20 May 2008
Predecessor1:Chiu Yi-ying
Office2:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start2:1 February 2002
Term End2:31 January 2008
Constituency2:Taoyuan County
Office3:Speaker of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council
Term Start3:13 June 2000
Term End3:20 December 2001
Predecessor3:Lin Po-jung
Successor3:Fan Chen-tsung
Office4:Member of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council
Term Start4:1990
Term End4:1998
Office5:Member of the Taoyuan County Council
Term Start5:1986
Term End5:1990
Birth Date:1 July 1951
Nationality:Republic of China
Party:Democratic Progressive Party

Peng Tien-fu (; born 1 July 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He is of Hakka descent.[1]

Career

Peng was elected to the Taoyuan County Council in 1986 and served until 1990, when he became a member of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council. There, Peng served two terms, to 1998. In 2001, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan. Upon losing his second reelection campaign in 2008, Peng was appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council.[2] In 2010, he declared his candidacy for a Taoyuan County by-election, but later dropped out, supporting eventual winner Kuo Jung-tsung.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chang. Yun-ping. DPP working hard to win Hakka votes. 2 February 2017. Taipei Times. 21 December 2003.
  2. News: Shih. Hsiu-chuan. Former legislators who lost their seats recruited to Cabinet. 2 February 2017. Taipei Times. 1 February 2008.
  3. News: Loa. Iok-sin. Hsu. Jenny W.. Mo. Yan-chih. DPP wins all three seats in by-elections. 2 February 2017. Taipei Times. 10 January 2010.