Yang Chung-tse
Yang Chung-tse (Chinese: 楊宗哲) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
[edit]Yang holds a master of business administration from Tunghai University.[1]
Political career
[edit]Yang served two full terms on the Changhua County Council.[1][2] He was first elected to lead Xihu in the 1997 mayoral elections, reelected in 2002,[3] and removed from office in 2003.[4] The following year, Yang won election to the Legislative Yuan, on behalf of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union.[1]
During his legislative term, Yang drew media attention for missing several sessions of the Legislative Yuan, including a vote of no confidence against President Chen Shui-bian,[5] and, in particular, did not attend any committee-level meetings throughout the fourth session of the Sixth Legislative Yuan.[6] As a legislator, he supported initiatives for animal rights and welfare,[7][8] and co-sponsored an online referendum to select a Taiwanese national bird.[9]
Yang ran as an independent candidate for Changhua County's third district in the 2008 legislative election,[10] but finished behind Lin Chung-mo and Cheng Ru-fen.
Legal judgments
[edit]Yang had been removed from political office in Xihu in 2003, after being sentenced to fourteen years in prison during the first trial of a bribery case against him.[2][4] In May 2012, an appeal was heard by the Taichung branch of the Taiwan High Court, and his prison sentence was reduced to thirteen years.[11][12] The Supreme Court ruled on the case in September 2018, further reducing Yang's sentence to nine years.[4][13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Yang Chung-tse (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ a b 陳, 雅芳 (7 September 2018). "纏訟18年 小型工程弊案絆倒楊宗哲" (in Chinese). Nownews. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ "2002-01 鄉鎮市長 彰化縣溪湖鎮 候選人" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ a b c 顏, 宏駿 (7 September 2018). "規定回扣25％！索賄831萬判囚9年 前溪湖鎮長楊宗哲入監". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Wang, Flora (25 November 2006). "Third presidential recall motion fails". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (10 May 2007). "Survey gives 24 lawmakers failing grade". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Rare birds still alive". Taipei Times. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (31 March 2006). "Illegal hunting rife in the Dawushan nature reserve". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Magpie and pheasant short-listed in bird vote". Taipei Times. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "2008-01 立法委員 彰化縣 第03選區[區域] 候選人" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Chang, Rich (7 May 2012). "Former legislator sentenced to 13 years". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ 林, 良哲 (6 May 2012). "索賄831萬 前立委楊宗哲更3審判13年". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ 唐, 詠絮 (7 September 2018). "纏訟18年 工程回扣貪汙案定讞 前立委楊宗哲發監執行". ETToday (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 December 2024.