| Sufin Siluko Liao Kuo-tung | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLY |
| Smallimage: | Sufin Siluko.jpg |
| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Status1: | Outgoing |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 2002 |
| Predecessor1: | Tsai Chung-han |
| Successor1: | Kin Cyang |
| Office2: | Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan |
| Term Start2: | 7 July 2016 |
| Term End2: | 29 June 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Lai Shyh-bao |
| Successor2: | Lin Te-fu |
| Constituency1: | Lowland Aborigine |
| Birth Date: | 1955 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Taitung County, Taiwan |
| Nationality: | Taiwan |
| Party: | Kuomintang |
| Alma Mater: | Kaohsiung Medical University |
| Occupation: | politician |
| Profession: | physician |
Liao Kuo-tung (; born 8 January 1955) is a Taiwanese Amis politician. Also known by the Amis name Sufin Siluko, he has represented the Lowland Aborigine Constituency in the Legislative Yuan since 2002.
Liao Kuo-tung, of Amis descent,[1] is also known by the name Sufin Siluko.[2] Born in Taitung County, he attended Kaohsiung Medical University, obtaining a bachelor of medicine degree.[3] [4]
Upon the end of his term in the third National Assembly, Liao was elected to the Legislative Yuan. In 2011, he served as a member of the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee.[5] [6] Three years later, Liao was named deputy caucus whip.[7] He faced Apollo Chen in a May 2016 election for KMT caucus leader, the first time the post was directly elected.[8] Liao eventually assumed the position on 7 July.[9]
| 2018 Kuomintang Taitung County magistrate primary results | |||||
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| width=80 | Candidates | width=80 | Place | width=80 | Results |
| Rao Ching-ling | Results not released | ||||
| Liao Kuo-tung | 2nd | Results not released | |||
Liu's Kuomintang membership was suspended in August 2020, after he was detained and questioned regarding a legal case involving allegations of bribery.[10] [11] The Taipei District Court ruled in July 2022 that Liao had violated the Anti-Corruption Act, sentenced him to eight years and six months imprisonment, and decided that he was to return NT$6.2 million in bribes.[12] [13]