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Su Jia-chyuan
Su Jia-chyuan (or Su Chia-chyuan; ; born 22 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). As the first non-Kuomintang President of the Legislative Yuan, Su is an at-large legislator and previously Commissioner of Pingtung County, and held national posts as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Agriculture under President Chen Shui-bian's administration. From May to August 2020, he briefly served as Secretary General to the President under the Tsai Ing-wen administration. Education After graduating from National Pingtung Senior High School, Su attended National Taiwan Ocean University. 2010 Taichung City Mayoralty election In 2010 Su narrowly lost to Jason Hu in the election for Mayor of Taichung. 2012 Taiwan presidential election Su was the vice-presidential candidate on the losing DPP ticket for the 2012 presidential election. 2016 elections In 2016 legislative elections Su placed on the proportional representation ballot, and won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su (surname)
Su is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the list of common Chinese surnames, common Chinese surname written in simplified characters and traditional characters, traditionally. It was listed 42nd among the Song dynasty, Song-era list of the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 it was the 46th most common surname in mainland China. Romanizations The Wade-Giles, Wade form of the name is identical to the pinyin, but it is also sometimes irregularly romanized as Soo (surname), Soo. and are also romanized SO (other)#People, So and Sou (surname), Sou in Cantonese; Soh (surname), Soh and Souw (surname), Souw in Southern Min dialects; Soh (surname), Soh in Teochew dialect, Teochew; and Thu (surname), Thu in Gan Chinese, Gan. This Chinese name is also the source of the Vietnamese surname Tô (surname), Tô (Chữ Nôm: ); the Korean surname , which is romanization of Korean, romanized So (Korean name), So; the Japanese surname , which is also romanization o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Chin-lung
Lee Chin-lung (; born 1947) is a Taiwanese horticulturalist who served as Minister of Agriculture from 2002 to 2006. Early life and education Born in Dongshan, Yilan, Lee earned a doctoral degree in horticulture from Leibniz University Hannover in Germany. Career Lee began work as a technician at the Council of Agriculture in 1979. The next year, he joined the faculty at National Chung Hsing University, and started teaching at National Taiwan University in 1985. Lee remained active at the Council of Agriculture, leading the department of farmers' services. In this position, he was responsible for introducing agritourism to the country. By 1992, Lee had been promoted to secretary-general of the Council of Agriculture. Five years later, a severe bout of foot-and-mouth disease hit hog farms across the country, and Lin was tabbed to head the newly established Animal and Plant Quarantine Bureau, a division of the Council of Agriculture. In 2000, Lee's department again worked to fight F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanking, the Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the original 1947 Constitution. The Legislative Yuan previously had 759 members representing each constituencies of all provinces, municipalities, Tibet, Outer Mongolia and various professions. Until democratization, the Republic of China was an authoritarian state under Dang Guo, the Legislative Yuan had alternatively been characterized as a rubber stamp for the then-ruling regime of the Kuomintang. Like parliaments or congresses of other countries, the Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of legislation, which is then sent to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsao Chi-hung
Tsao Chi-hung (; born 1 March 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he was a member of the National Assembly from 1992 to 1994 and has served two terms each in the Legislative Yuan and as Pingtung County Magistrate. Between 2016 and 2017, Tsao was minister of agriculture. Life before politics Born in Linbian Township, Pingtung County, Tsao received his bachelor's degree from Chinese Culture University and his master's degree in education from National Kaohsiung Normal University. He worked as the Director of Academic Affairs at Linbian Junior High School from 1978 to 1994. Political career Tsao was first elected to political office in 1992 as a member of the National Assembly. In 1994 he was elected as a councillor in the Taiwan Provincial Council, at which point he left his career in education to become a full-time politician. In 1998 Tsao won a seat in the Legislative Yuan representing the Democratic Progressive Party; he was reelecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Ying-wen
Wu may refer to: States and regions on modern China's territory *Wu (state) (; och, *, italic=yes, links=no), a kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period 771–476 BCE ** Suzhou or Wu (), its eponymous capital ** Wu County (), a former county in Suzhou * Eastern Wu () or Sun Wu (), one of the Three Kingdoms in 184/220–280 CE * Li Zitong (, died 622), who declared a brief Wu Dynasty during the Sui–Tang interregnum in 619–620 CE * Wu (Ten Kingdoms) (), one of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE * Wuyue (), another of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period 907–960 CE * Wu (region) (), a region roughly corresponding to the territory of Wuyue ** Wu Chinese (), a subgroup of Chinese languages now spoken in the Wu region ** Wuyue culture (), a regional Chinese culture in the Wu region Language * Wu Chinese, a group of Sinitic languages that includes Shanghaiese People * Wu (surname) (or Woo), several diffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Man-chuen
Chang may refer to: People Surname * Chang (surname), the romanization of several separate Chinese surnames * Chang or Jang (Korean name), romanizations of the Korean surname Given name * Chang Bunker () (1811–1874), one of the original Siamese twins * Liu Chang (other) * Chang, the younger brother in the children's book ''Tikki Tikki Tembo'' * Chang (Star Trek), a Klingon general from the film ''Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'' * Chang Koehan, a Korean character from ''The King of Fighters'' * Benjamin Chang, a Chinese character from ''Community'' Pseudonym * Chang (director) (born Yoon Hong-seung, 1975), a South Korean film director Ethnography * Chang Naga, a tribe of Tuensang in Nagaland, India * Chang language, spoken by the Chang Naga Places * Chang, Bhiwani, a village in the Indian state of Haryana * Chang, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province of Iran Other uses * Chang, chaang, or chhaang, a traditional alcoholic barley drink of Tibe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Tse-yuan
Wu Tse-yuan (; 17 August 1945 – 22 September 2008) was a Taiwanese politician, known for his involvement in black gold politics, and ties to gangs. Education and early career Wu studied law at Central Police University after attending what became the National Pingtung University of Education. Subsequently, he enrolled at National Taiwan University's Graduate School of Building and Planning, and completed a master's degree in transportation engineering at National Chiao Tung University, followed by a doctorate in engineering at Chinese Culture University. He later pursued further education at the Graduate Program of Building and Construction within the University of London. Political career A protégé of Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ..., Wu was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pingtung County
Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pingtung City. Name The name ''Pingtung'' means "east of Banping mountain", referring to a nearby mountain known as Banping mountain (). History Early history Aboriginal inhabitants of Liuqiu Island (13 km misouthwest of Taiwan, and now part of Pingtung County) killed Dutch sailors on two occasions. In response, in the spring of 1636, Dutch sailors carried out a punitive campaign that became known as the Lamey Island Massacre. Modern-day Pingtung County and Kaohsiung City were part of Banlian-chiu (萬年州; ''Bān-liân-chiu'') during the Kingdom of Tungning (1661–1683) and Fongshan Prefecture (鳳山縣; ''Hōng-soaⁿ-koān'') during Qing dynasty rule (1683–1895). Until the seventeenth century, this area of Taiwan was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of County Magistrates Of Pingtung
This is a list of magistrates of Pingtung County. The incumbent Magistrate is Chou Chun-mi of the Democratic Progressive Party since 25 December 2022. Directly elected county magistrates Timeline References See also * Pingtung County {{The current heads of the local government in ROC (Taiwan) Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pin ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee I-yang
Lee I-yang (; born 16 December 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ... (DPP). He was the Secretary-General of the DPP. References Living people 1947 births National Taiwan Ocean University alumni Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) politicians Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior Taipei City Councilors 21st-century Taiwanese politicians 20th-century Taiwanese politicians {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Cheng-hsien
Yu Cheng-hsien (; born 8 May 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004. Political careers 2008 legislative election * All registered: 242,349 * Voters (turnout): 156,440 (64.55%) * Valid (percentage): 153,166 (97.91%) * Rejected (percentage): 3,274 (2.09%) Ministry of Interior Yu submitted his resignation on 19 March 2004 from his ministerial position to take the responsibility over the 3-19 shooting incident on Chen Shui-bian in Tainan City but was asked by Premier Yu Shyi-kun to stay. He resubmitted his resignation again on 4 April 2004 after the demonstration made by Pan-Blue Coalition The pan-Blue coalition, pan-Blue force or pan-Blue groups is a political coalition in the Republic of China (Taiwan) consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), People First Party (PFP), New Party (CNP), Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU), and You ... over the result of the 2004 presidential election had come under control. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei Times
The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan, and the third established there. Online competitors include the state-owned ''Focus Taiwan'' and ''Taiwan News''; ''The China Post'' was formerly a competitor but today is mostly non-operational. Established on 15 June 1999, the ''Taipei Times'' is published by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes a Chinese-language newspaper, the '' Liberty Times'', Taiwan's biggest newspaper by circulation, with a pro– Taiwan independence editorial line. On 15 May 2017, ''The China Post ''The China Post'' () was an English-language newspapers published in Taiwan (officially the Republic of China), alongside the ''Taipei Times The ''Taipei Times'' is the only printed daily English-language newspaper in Taiwan, and the thi ...'' was the ''Times''s last English-language competitor to go out of print and the ''Taipei Times'' is consequently offered at most points of sale, hotels and librar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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