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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.

Adulumau Daliyalrep
陳建年
3rd Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
In office 1 February 2002 – 10 March 2005
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh
Preceded by	Yohani Isqaqavut
Succeeded by	Walis Perin
8th Magistrate of Taitung
In office 20 December 1993 – 20 December 2001
Preceded by	Lieh Cheng
Succeeded by	Hsu Ching-yuan
Personal details
Born	(1947-10-10) 10 October 1947 Taitung County, Taiwan
Party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Kuomintang (until 2002)
Spouse	Huang Yu-hsia
Children	Asenay Daliyalrep
Parent	Kouichi Agematsu (father)

Chen Chien-nien (Chinese: 陳建年; pinyin: Chén Jiànnián, Puyuma: Adulumau Daliyalrep; born 10 October 1947) is a Taiwanese former politician who served as the Magistrate of Taitung from 1993 to 2001 and Minister of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs from 2002 to 2005.

Life and career

Born in Taitung City, Chen entered politics in 1981 as Taitung County councillor representing the Kuomintang (KMT). He served as Magistrate of Taitung from 1993 to 2001. A member of the Puyuma tribe, he is the only indigenous politician to have served as a county magistrate in Taiwan.

In 2002, Chen quit the KMT to accept the cabinet-level Minister of the Council of Aboriginal Affairs post in Chen Shui-bian's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration. He resigned in 2005 due to a vote-buying charge, whilst continuing to maintain his innocence. Following a failed appeal to the Supreme Court in 2012, he was sentenced to nine months in jail.

His daughter, Asenay Daliyalrep, is currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan.