Wang Sing-nan

Wang Sing-nan
王幸男
Personal details
Born (1941-06-27) 27 June 1941
Tainan County (now part of Tainan City), Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China (Taiwan)
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater ROC Military Academy
Occupation Politician
Wang Sing-nan
Chinese 王幸男
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Sing-nan (Born 27 June 1941) is the caucus whip for the Democratic Progressive Party in the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China on Taiwan.[1] He has represented the electoral district of Tainan City since February 2005.[2] On 10 October 1976, he sent a mail bomb to then-Governor of Taiwan Province Hsieh Tung-min, who suffered serious injuries to both hands as a result.[3] He was sentenced to life imprisonment for this and was imprisoned in the Green Island Prison until then-President Lee Teng-hui awarded him clemency in 1990.

References

  1. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (2007-05-02). "DPP lawmakers call for raise in farmers' subsidy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  2. "Legislators: Wang, Sing-Nan". Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  3. "Mail bomb explodes in Taipei office". Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan). 2006-09-07. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
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