Liao Yung-lai (Chinese: 廖永來; born 1 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician.
Early life and education
editLiao Yung-lai was born in Erlin, Changhua, on 1 August 1956. He attended Taiwan Provincial Junior Teachers College in Taichung and worked as a teacher. Liao adopted the pseudonym Liao Mo-bai as a poet.[1] He was also an environmentalist.[2]
Career
editLiao was a member of the second Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1996, representing Taichung County.[3] During the 1997 local elections, he supported educational reform, and worked alongside the Humanistic Education Foundation to achieve this goal.[4] Liao won the Taichung County magistracy in November 1997 against five other candidates.[5][6] During Liao's magistracy, the 1999 Jiji earthquake dealt damage to the counties of Nantou and Taichung. He encouraged Taichung County residents to donate food, money, and supplies to earthquake victims.[7] He later advocated for more volunteer rescuers, but warned them to stay clear of heavily damaged locations.[8] Following the rescue of two children in Dali, Taichung, Liao extended county-wide rescue operations to a full 100 hours after the quake struck.[9] In the following weeks, Liao began distributing housing compensation funds,[10] met with Médecins Sans Frontières officials,[11] and accepted aid from volunteers associated with the Humanistic Education Foundation.[4] In 2000, Liao commented on the three links, opining that national security should be considered before establishing the connections.[12] Liao yielded the magistracy to Huang Chung-sheng in 2001.[13] He was later named director of the Central Taiwan Joint Services Center.[14]
References
edit- ^ "廖莫白（1956.8.1~ ）" (in Chinese). National Museum of Taiwan Literature. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Liao, Yung-lai (10 October 2016). "Taiwanese must work together". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Liao Yung-lai (2)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b Tedards, Bo (9 October 1999). "A new grassroots democracy grows out of devastation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Major election victory" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (78). December 1997. Alternate URL
- ^ "Major election victory for democratic opposition". Taiwan Communiqué. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (23 September 1999). "In Taiwan's most urgent time of need, people give". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (23 September 1999). "Out of the ruins of Taichung County emerges a story of hope and courage". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Hoping against the odds". Taipei Times. 25 September 1999. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Compensation behind schedule". Taipei Times. 17 October 1999. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Prelypchan, Erin (21 October 1999). "Medecins Sans Frontieres greeted by a media circus". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Chu, Monique (15 June 2000). "Yen Ching-piao: pious leader or crafty politician?". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Chiu, Tu-tzu (2 December 2001). "DPP loses support on the ground". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (20 March 2004). "Taiwan no stranger to political violence". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 July 2022.