Liu Sung-pan
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Liu Sung-pan MLY |
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| 劉松藩 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 1 February 1973 – 8 September 2004 |
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| Constituency |
Taiwan 6th Taichung County |
| Vice President of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 2 December 1990 – 31 December 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Liang Su-yung |
| Succeeded by | Shen Shih-hsiung |
| President of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 17 January 1992 – 1 February 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Liang Su-yung |
| Succeeded by | Wang Jin-pyng |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 December 1931 Taikō, Taikō, Taichū Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 18 November 2016 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Independent (since 2004) |
| Other political affiliations |
Kuomintang (until 1999) People First Party (2000–04) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Liu Sung-pan (traditional Chinese: 劉松藩; simplified Chinese: 刘松藩; pinyin: Liú Sōngfán; Wade–Giles: Liú Sūng-fán; 3 December 1931 — 18 November 2016) was a Taiwanese politician. He served as the President of the Legislative Yuan from 1992 to 1999. He was the Legislative Yuan's first Taiwan-born speaker and presided over a legislature entirely elected by residents of the Taiwan Area (after the retirement of the elderly mainland representatives in December 1991).
Liu founded a committee seeking Taiwan–United States relations in 1987. The group counted members of the US Congress and Legislative Yuan among its number. He was elected to the speakership of the Legislative Yuan in January 1992. Upon his confirmation, Liu became the first native Taiwanese to lead the legislative. He was also the first to head a parliament entirely elected by residents of the Taiwan Area, as the elderly mainland representatives retired en masse at the end of 1991. In 1998, during his tenure as legislative speaker, Liu used his status as the former chairman of Taichung Business Bank to broker a NT$1.5 billion loan to the Kuangsan Group, and in return he received a bribe of NT$150 million. During the subsequent investigation, Liu's house was raided.
He left the Kuomintang in 1999, after having served two full elected terms as President of the Yuan. Liu then allied himself with James Soong's independent 2000 presidential campaign. After Soong's loss, Liu was named the leader of the New Taiwanese Service Team, an exploratory committee that preceded the formation of the People First Party. After the end of Liu's speakership, he continued to lead Taiwan in negotiations with China and advocated for the nation to obtain membership in the World Health Organization. Liu also backed the democratization of Myanmar and promoted United States–Taiwan relations.
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