Perng Shaw-jiin

Perng Shaw-jiin
彭紹瑾
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
In office 1 February 1996 – 1 February 2002
Personal details
Born	(1957-02-28) 28 February 1957 Beipu, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Taiwan University, Soochow University, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Occupation	politician
Profession	lawyer

Perng Shaw-jiin (Chinese: 彭紹瑾; born 28 February 1957) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.

Education and early career

Perng majored in law at National Taiwan University, before earning an LL.M from Soochow University and a doctorate of law from the University of Munich. He taught law at Soochow and Ming Chuan University and worked for the Taoyuan Public Prosecutor's Office in the early 1990s.

Political career

Perng was first named to the Legislative Yuan in 1996, and stabbed by gang members his first year in office. He ran for Taoyuan County Magistrate in 2001, 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. Perng represented Hsinchu County until 2012, when he was succeeded by Hsu Hsin-ying.