Hsiao Uan-u (; born 12 October 1973) is a Taiwanese politician.

Career

The daughter of Hsiao Teng-wang, a former speaker of Chiayi City Council, Hsiao Uan-u attended college in the United States, at California State University, Northridge and the University of San Francisco. An uncle, Hsiao Teng-shi, ran her 1998 legislative campaign, and Hsiao Uan-u won due to her family's considerable political influence in Chiayi. While in office, Hsiao Uan-u served as family spokesperson, as Hsiao Teng-piao, another paternal uncle, who, like her father, had served on the Chiayi City Council, chose to face charges of blackmail, illegal confinement, graft, and bribery. Months after Hsiao Uan-u completed her term in January 2002, Hsiao Teng-piao was paroled.

Hsiao Uan-u

References

1973 births

Living people

20th-century Taiwanese women politicians

Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan

Chiayi County Members of the Legislative Yuan

California State University, Northridge alumni

University of San Francisco alumni

Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan

21st-century Taiwanese women politicians

Hsiao Uan-u