Tjivuluan Paracasaw (born 18 October 1957) is a Taiwanese Paiwan politician. A member of the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

, he represented the

Highland Aborigine Constituency The Highland Aborigine constituency () is a multi-member constituency of the Legislative Yuan. Taiwanese indigenous people Taiwanese may refer to: * of or related to Taiwan **Culture of Taiwan **Geography of Taiwan ** Taiwanese cuisine *Languag ...

in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2008.

Education and early career

Paracasaw studied at Taitung Agricultural Extension School and what became the

National Pingtung University of Education National Pingtung University of Education (NPUE; ) was an institution of higher learning in Pingtung City, Pingtung County, Taiwan. It has now become part of National Pingtung University. Academics There were 14 departments at the universi ...

. He later took graduate-level coursework in public administration at

Tunghai University Tunghai University (THU; ) is a private university in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). The university is known for its liberal arts educati ...

. Prior to his political career, Paracasaw was a teacher.

Political career

Paracasaw served two terms as mayor of

Laiyi, Pingtung Laiyi Township () is a mountain indigenous township in Pingtung County, Taiwan at the foot of Dawu Mountain. Laiyi is the native home of the Paiwan people The Paiwan () are an indigenous people of Taiwan. They speak the Paiwan language. In ...

, followed by two terms as a member of the

Taiwan Provincial Assembly The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. In July 2018, all duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government and TPCC were transferred to the National Development C ...

. He was elected to three terms as a member of the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

, serving the

, and representing the

. In 2002, Paracasaw and other lawmakers voted in opposition to Kuomintang caucus directives while considering nominations for the

Examination Yuan The Examination Yuan is the civil service commission branch in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a president, a vice president, and seven to nine members, all o ...

. He was proposed for expulsion from the party, though the only punitive measure he received was an admonition.

Personal life

Paracasaw is of Paiwan descent and has led the Autonomous Confederation of Paiwan Aborigines.

References

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