Liu Cheng-hung
Liu Cheng-hung (traditional Chinese: 劉政鴻; simplified Chinese: 刘政鸿; pinyin: Liú Zhènghóng; born 12 November 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Miaoli County from 20 December 2005 until 25 December 2014.[1]
Liu Cheng-hung | |
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劉政鴻 | |
Magistrate of Miaoli County | |
In office 20 December 2005 – 25 December 2014 | |
Preceded by | Fu Hsueh-peng |
Succeeded by | Hsu Yao-chang |
Personal details | |
Born | Houlong, Miaoli County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China | 12 November 1947
Nationality | Taiwanese |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater | Chinese Culture University |
Controversies
Shoe throwing incident
On 18 September 2013, a shoe was thrown at him by student Chen Wei-ting (陳為廷) when Liu attempted to offer his condolences during the memorial service to the family of a man named Chang Sen-wen (張森文), who was found dead in a water channel under a bridge at Dapu, Zhunan. Supporters and relatives of Chang held Liu responsible for Chang's death because Chang's pharmacy was one of several structures destroyed by the county government on 17 July 2013 to make way for the construction of a new campus at the Hsinchu Science Park.[2] On 25 June 2015, the Taichung branch of Taiwan High Court ruled Chen guilty in the shoe-throwing incident but exempted him from any punishment.[3]
Impeachment
The Control Yuan impeached Liu in August 2016 after an investigation found that Miaoli County accrued a debt of NT$67.6 billion under his leadership.[4][5]
References
- "Executive — Miaoli County Government". Miaoli.gov.tw. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- "Miaoli magistrate confronted over Dapu man's death". The China Post. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- Pan, Jason (26 June 2015). "Sunflower who threw his shoe avoids sanction". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Lin, Liang-sheng; Chang, Teng-hsun; Hsu, Chan-yi; Chung, Jake (8 October 2016). "Control Yuan impeaches former Miaoli official". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- Wilson, Aaron Wytze (12 October 2015). "Miaoli: The county that debt built". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 May 2017.