Wang Sing-nan explained

Wang Sing-nan
Native Name:王幸男
Nationality:Republic of China
Birth Date:1941 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Tamai Village, Shinka District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Yujing District, Tainan, Taiwan)
Party:DPP
Alma Mater:ROC Military Academy
Occupation:Politician

Wang Sing-nan (; born 27 June 1941) is the caucus whip for the Democratic Progressive Party in the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China on Taiwan.[1] He has represented the electoral district of Tainan City since February 2005.[2] On 10 October 1976, he sent a mail bomb to then-Governor of Taiwan Province Hsieh Tung-min, who suffered serious injuries to both hands as a result.[3] He was sentenced to life imprisonment for this and was imprisoned in the Green Island Prison until then-President Lee Teng-hui granted him clemency in 1990.

Notes and References

  1. News: Taipei Times. 2007-05-02. 2007-06-27 . DPP lawmakers call for raise in farmers' subsidy . Shih Hsiu-chuan . 3.
  2. Web site: Legislators: Wang, Sing-Nan. Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. 2007-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930215444/http://www.ly.gov.tw/ly/en/03_leg/03_leg_02.jsp?lgno=00005&stage=6&ItemNO=EN130000 . 2007-09-30.
  3. News: Mail bomb explodes in Taipei office. 2006-09-07. Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2007-06-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083600/http://english.www.gov.tw/TaiwanHeadlines/index.jsp?recordid=99169 . 2007-09-29.