Pang Chien-kuo

He married news anchor Chiu Hsiu-chen [zh] in 2001. He died from a fall from his home in Neihu District on 11 January 2022 at 7am, at the age of 68. A few hours before his death, Pang left a message three times in his LINE group and the same message in his WeChat groups, saying "I would rather die than live in this unjust Taiwan!" Worried about the hardships of the people and the future of Taiwan, he had been deeply saddened by the huge defeats of the KMT in the referendum a month earlier and in the recall election of Freddy Lim and legislator by-election two days earlier, and had been distraught by the on-going de-Sinicization pushed forward by the ruling DPP. Prior to his death, Pang had been diagnosed with cancer.

Before pursuing political office, Pang was an associate researcher within Academia Sinica's Institute of Ethnology. A member of the New Party, the People First Party, and later Kuomintang, he served in the Taipei City Council from 1992 to 2002 and in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2005. He contested the 2004 legislative election as a PFP candidate, and did not win. In 2004, Pang spoke for the family of Lien Chan regarding a decision on legal action against Next Magazine. During that year's presidential election, Pang was spokesman for the Kuomintang and People First Party's fusion ticket.

Pang earned a bachelor's degree in applied mathematics from National Chung Hsing University in 1975 and a master's degree in law from National Taiwan University in 1980. Pang obtained a Ph.D. in sociology from Brown University in 1988 under the guidance of Peter B. Evans. His dissertation is titled The State and Economic Transformation: The Taiwan Case.

Pang Chien-kuo (Chinese: 龐建國; 19 August 1953 – 11 January 2022) was a Taiwanese politician.