Chen Tien-miao


Chen Tien-miao was a Taiwanese politician.

Political career

Chen Tien-mao was born on 16 April 1928, to of the Chen family from Kaohsiung, which held considerable political influence. Chen Chi-chin's brother Chen Chi-chuan served as mayor of Kaohsiung from 1960 to 1968. Chen Tien-mao himself was first elected to the Kaohsiung City Council in 1958, and served as council speaker for four terms. Considered a powerful member of the Kuomintang, Chen won his final speakership election in 1994. After Chen's former opponent Chu An-hsiung was elected to the speakership in 2002, Chu's wife Wu Te-mei accused Chen of vote-buying, and Chen was investigated by the Kaohsiung District Prosecutors' Office. Chen was named an adviser to the Executive Yuan in April 2014.

Business career

Chen and his family owned the Hsinkao Petroleum Company and held management positions at Ta Chong Bank. A son, Chen Chien-ping, served on the Legislative Yuan between 1993 and 1996.

Death

Chen Tien-mao died in Kaohsiung, on 7 March 2018, aged 89.