Feng Ting-kuo
Taiwanese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taiwanese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Feng Ting-kuo (Chinese: 馮定國; pinyin: Féng Dìngguó; 24 September 1950 – 5 June 2018) was a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1985 to 1988, and was a member of the National Assembly between 1992 and 1996, then represented Taichung County in the Legislative Yuan until 2008.
Feng Ting-kuo | |
|---|---|
| 馮定國 | |
 | |
| Acting Convenor of the New Party National Committee | |
| In office December 1998 – January 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Kuei-miao |
| Succeeded by | Lee Ching-hua |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Taichung County |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Member of the Taipei City Council | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 September 1950 |
| Died | 5 June 2018 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | People First Party (after 2001) |
| Other political affiliations | New Party (before 2001) |
| Alma mater | Chinese Culture University State University of New York University of Denver |
Feng obtained a bachelor's degree in law from Chinese Culture University before earning a master's degree in computer science from the State University of New York[which?] and a doctorate in education at the University of Denver.[1][2]
Feng was first elected to the Taipei City Council and later sat on the National Assembly.[3][4] He was a New Party candidate for Taichung County in the 1995 legislative elections and won. Feng was reelected in 1998, and switched political affiliations to the People First Party in April 2001,[5] eight months before a second successful reelection bid. Feng supported a 2004 proposal for the People First Party to merge with the Kuomintang,[6] though plans fell through. He backed efforts to simplify the process foreign nationals married to native Taiwanese had to go through to obtain a work permit.[7] The People First Party suggested Feng fill a vacancy on the Control Yuan in 2007, but he did not receive an official nomination.[8][9] Later that year, Feng suspended his legislative campaign in favor of Kuomintang candidate Chiang Lien-fu.[10]
Feng was charged with bribery in 2008, for accepting a sum of money traced to the National Chinese Herbal Apothecary Association in 1998.[11] The Taipei District Court acquitted Feng in January 2009,[12] but the ruling was overturned by the Taiwan High Court in September 2010, which sentenced Feng to seven years and two months imprisonment.[13][14] The Taiwan High Court ruled in September 2017 that Feng was not guilty, and his sentence was revoked.[15]
The Taiwan High Court ruled on a separate case involving Feng in 2012, finding him not guilty of breaching the Assembly and Parade Act in a March 2004 protest of presidential election results.[16][17]
In the early morning of 5 June 2018, Feng died of myocardial infarction at the age of 67.[18][19]
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