Liao Yung-lai ( Chinese: 廖永來; born 1 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician.
Liao 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]
Liao 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]
Liao Yung-lai ( Chinese: 廖永來; born 1 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician.
Liao 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]
Liao 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]