Perng Shaw-jiin

Perng Shaw-jiin (Chinese: 彭紹瑾; pinyin: Péng Shàojǐn; born 28 February 1957) is a Taiwanese legal scholar and politician.

Perng Shaw-jiin
彭紹瑾
Deputy Chairperson of Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of China
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2017
Chairperson	Huang Mei-ying
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 8 March 2010 – 1 February 2012
Preceded by	Chiu Ching-chun
Succeeded by	Hsu Hsin-ying
Constituency	Hsinchu County
In office 1 February 2005 – 1 February 2008
Constituency	Taoyuan
In office 1 February 1996 – 1 February 2002
Constituency	Taoyuan
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-28) 28 February 1957 (age 68) Beipu, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	National Taiwan University (LLB) Soochow University (LLM) University of Munich (PhD)

Education and early career

Perng graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Soochow University. He then completed doctoral studies in Germany, where he earned his Ph.D. in law from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1994. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Theorie und Praxis des Parteiverbotssystems mit Blick auf seine Entwicklung in Deutschland".^[1]

After receiving his doctorate, Perng taught law at Soochow and Ming Chuan University and worked for the Taoyuan Public Prosecutor's Office in the early 1990s.^[2][3]

Political career

Perng was first named to the Legislative Yuan in 1996, and stabbed by gang members his first year in office.^[4] He ran for Taoyuan County Magistrate in 2001,^[5] losing to Eric Chu. Perng returned to the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, before stepping down. The election of Chiu Ching-chun as Hsinchu County Magistrate in 2009 triggered a by-election for his legislative seat. Perng ran for the position and won by 15,283 votes.^[6] Perng represented Hsinchu County until 2012, when he was succeeded by Hsu Hsin-ying.