| Tony Jian | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLY |
| Smallimage: | 簡肇棟.JPG |
| Caption: | Jian in 2014 |
| Constituency: | Taichung 7 |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Predecessor: | Chiang Lien-fu |
| Successor: | Ho Hsin-chun |
| Term Start: | 18 January 2010 |
| Term End: | 13 September 2011 |
| Constituency1: | Taichung County |
| Term Start1: | 1 February 2002 |
| Term End1: | 31 January 2005 |
| Birth Date: | 1955 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Taichung, Taiwan |
| Death Place: | South District, Taichung, Taiwan |
| Nationality: | Taiwanese |
| Party: | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education: | Chung Shan Medical University (MD) Tunghai University National Chung Hsing University (MA) |
Tony Jian (; 18 August 1955 – 29 November 2024) was a Taiwanese physician and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2005, then returned to office in 2010 via a by-election, resigning the position the following year.
Jian earned his medical degree at Chung Shan Medical University, and obtained a master's degree in international politics at National Chung Hsing University after beginning studies in a related field at the Department of Public Administration of Tunghai University.[1] [2]
Prior to his involvement in politics, Jian was a physician specializing in thoracic medicine.[3] He was mayor of Dali, Taichung from 1998 to 2002, when he first won election to the Legislative Yuan.[4] During his first term, Jian was named to the legislature's Health, Environment and Social Welfare Committee.[5] He opposed a plan to reduce Public Welfare Lottery drawings because people with disabilities who sold tickets would earn less money.[6] Jian has worked to improve Taiwan's international space,[7] and was critical of the World Health Assembly and World Trade Organization, which barred Taiwanese participation due to political pressure from China.[8] [9] Jian sought to limit immigration from China to Taiwan,[10] [11] and proposed that naturalized citizens of Chinese origin be barred from voting in elections for seven years after acquiring Republic of China citizenship.[12] Jian believed that financial statements of medical institutions should remain private information, a stance ridiculed by the Taiwan Health Reform Foundation.[13]
Jian was a candidate in both the 2004 and 2008 legislative elections, but lost both times.[14] [15] He challenged the 2008 result in court, and Jian's Kuomintang opponent Chiang Lien-fu was indicted on 29 January 2008.[16] On 27 February, Chiang's win was annulled.[17] A by election was held on 9 January 2010, which Jian won, defeating Yu Wen-chin.[18] [19] Jian resigned from the legislature on 13 September 2011, after causing a fatal traffic collision.[4] Ho Hsin-chun was named the DPP candidate for Jian's constituency, and succeeded him in office.[20] Following his resignation, Jian resumed his medical career at his clinic in Dali.[21] [22]
Jian's wife Chang Fen-yu has served on the Taichung City Council.[23] [24]
Jian was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in September 2024 by staff of the,[25] [26] who found a tumor thirteen centimeters in length in his stomach.[27] He later fell into a coma, and died on 29 November 2024, at the age of 69.[28] [29]