Sean Lien
| Sean Lien Lien Sheng-wen |
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| 連勝文 | |
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| Member of the Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1970 (age 47) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party |
 Kuomintang
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| Relations |
Lien Chan (father) Fang Yu (mother) Lien Chen-tung (grandfather) Lian Heng (great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater |
Fu Jen Catholic University Columbia University |
Sean Lien or Lien Sheng-wen (simplified Chinese: 连胜文; traditional Chinese: 連勝文; pinyin: Lián Shèngwén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liân Sèng-bûn; Taiwanese: Liân sìng-bûn; born February 4, 1970) is a member of the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang of the Republic of China in Taiwan. He is co-founder of Evenstar Capital and he previously served as chairman of the Taipei Smart Card Corporation, the company which operates EasyCard.
Sean Lien is the eldest son of Lien Fang Yu and Lien Chan, who served as the Chairman of the Kuomintang party and was the Vice President of Taiwan. He is the grandson of Lien Chen-tung, and the great grandson of Lian Heng. He has a brother and two sisters. He is married to Patty Tsai.
According to some sources, he was born in the United States of America; others indicate that he was born in Taiwan.
Lien studied law at Fu Jen Catholic University and at Columbia University School of Law. He was also an Eisenhower Fellow.
Lien served in a senior management position at GE's Asia Pacific Capital Fund II and as a vice president with an Investment Banking Group in Taipei. He is co-founder and senior advisor to the Hong Kong investment company Evenstar Capital.
In 2008, Taipei City Mayor Hau Lung-pin appointed Lien as chairman of Taipei Smart Card Corporation. Lien resigned as Chairman of EasyCard Corporation at the end of 2009, citing health reasons. Assessments of his performance during this brief tenure differ.
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