Peng Pai-hsien (; born 14 June 1949) is a Taiwanese politician.

Political career

He served in the

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from 1990 to 1997 as a member of the

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. Peng was a member of the DPP's Justice Alliance faction until he left the party in 1997 to run for the Nantou County magistracy as an independent. Peng left the legislature on 20 December 1997 to take office as Nantou County magistrate. Nantou County was hit hard by the

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, and in November 2000, Peng was charged with corruption while the Nantou District Prosecutors' Office investigated financial improprieties in the aftermath of the rescue effort. Peng was indicted in January 2001, but returned to his duties as magistrate. The

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halted appeals on the case in July 2010, ending legal proceedings against Peng. In September 2019, the Formosa Alliance announced that its ticket for the 2020 presidential election included Peng as

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's running mate. Lu and Peng suspended their campaign on 2 November 2019. After he left the Nantou County magistracy, Peng became an instructor at

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. He is married to Wu Wen-wan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peng, Pai-hsien 1949 births Living people Nantou County Members of the Legislative Yuan Magistrates of Nantou County Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent