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Taiwan Provincial Assembly
The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. In July 2018, all duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government and TPCC were transferred to the National Development Council (Taiwan), National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan. History Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council was originally established on 1 May 1946 as Taiwan Representative Council. It was renamed Provisional Taiwan Provincial Council in December 1951 and Taiwan Provincial Council in June 1959. As all council members were democratically elected, until 1991 Taiwanese National Assembly election, 1991 National Assembly election and 1992 Taiwanese legislative election, 1992 legislative election, it was the most recognized democratic legislature in Taiwan. In 1996, President Lee Teng-hui decided to abolish most of the governmental functions of Taiwan Province. It was reconstituted as Taiwan Provincial Consultative C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Mandarin
Taiwanese Mandarin, ''Guoyu'' ( zh, s=, t=國語, p=Guóyǔ, l=National Language, first=t) or ''Huayu'' ( zh, s=, t=華語, p=Huáyǔ, first=t, l=Mandarin Language, labels=no) refers to Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin, though many also speak Taiwanese Hokkien, commonly called ''Minnanyu'' ( ''Mǐnnányǔ'') or Southern Min, a variety of Min Chinese. This language has had significant influence on Mandarin as spoken on the island. ''Guoyu'' is not the indigenous language of Taiwan. Chinese settlers came to Taiwan in the 16th century, but spoke other Chinese languages, primarily Southern Min. Japan annexed Taiwan in 1895 and governed the island as a colony for the next 50 years, during which time Japanese was introduced and taught in schools, while non-Mandarin languages were spoken at home. With the defeat of Imperial Japan in World War II, Taiwan was returned to the Republic of China under the Kuomintang (KMT), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhongzheng District
Zhongzheng District (also Jhongjheng District) is a District (Taiwan), district in Taipei. It is home to most of the national government buildings of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan), including the Presidential Office Building, Taipei, Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan, the Control Yuan, the Legislative Yuan, the Judicial Yuan and various government ministries. Overview The district is named after Generalissimo and the late President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek. This district has many cultural and educational sites including the Taipei Botanical Garden, the National Taiwan Museum, the National Museum of History, the National Central Library, National Theater and Concert Hall (Taiwan), National Theater and Concert Hall and the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. Other museums include the Chunghwa Postal Museum, the Taipei City Traffic Museum for Children, and the Taipei Museum of Drinking Water. Much of the Qing dynasty, Qing-era city of Walls of Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Yuan-chuan
Lee Yuan-chuan (; born 20 May 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. Lee was a party list member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1996, and represented the Kuomintang. He subsequently led the Kuomintang's social affairs department, the party's Kaohsiung chapter, and the . Between 2009 and 2016, Lee headed the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. In July 2018, all duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government and TPCC were transferred to the National Development C .... References Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Living people Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan 21st-century Taiwanese politicians Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Kaohsiung 1944 births {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Lin-ya
Yu Lin-ya (; born 29 June 1950) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1999. Yu was born in 1950, to the Yu family of Kaohsiung. Her grandfather, mother, and brothers were also politicians. Yu studied history at National Chengchi University and completed graduate work at National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). She later became president of the Private Kao Yuan Junior College of Technology. Yu began her political career as a member of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly. Elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992 and 1995, Yu later served as vice chair of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission and speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council The Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) was the council of the streamlined Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. In July 2018, all duties of the Taiwan Provincial Government and TPCC were transferred to the National Development C .... In 2017, the Ciaotou District Cour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Chen-tsung
Fan Chen-tsung (; born 20 November 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. Fan graduated from National Taiwan Ocean University. From 1978 to 1986, he was a member of the Hsinchu County Council. In his second term as county councillor, Fan became the body's deputy speaker. In 1986, Fan was elected to the National Assembly and served until 1990. He ran for the magistracy of Hsinchu County as an independent in 1989, and joined the Democratic Progressive Party shortly after winning the office. In 1993, Fan won a second term. He was succeeded as magistrate by Lin Kuang-hua. Fan was subsequently appointed to Lin's vacant seat on the Legislative Yuan, taking office on 26 January 1998. Fan was elected speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council, and left that position to assume leadership of the Council of Agriculture in 2002. He resigned on 24 November, as farmers and fishermen's collectives protested attempts to reform credit unions related to those industries. Premier Yu Shyi-ku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peng Tien-fu
Peng Tien-fu (; born 1 July 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He is of Hakka descent. Career Peng was elected to the Taoyuan County Council in 1986 and served until 1990, when he became a member of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council. There, Peng served two terms, to 1998. In 2001, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan. Upon losing his second reelection campaign in 2008, Peng was appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka cultural research an .... In 2010, he declared his candidacy for a Taoyuan County by-election, but later dropped out, supporting eventual winner . References {{DEFAULTSORT:Peng, Tien-fu 1951 births Living people Taoyuan City Members of the Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Ping-wei
Liu Ping-wei (; 30 November 1952 – 21 April 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was first elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1981 and served continuously until 1998. Liu assumed the speakership of the provincial assembly between 1994 and 1998, and sat for a single term in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002. Personal life and education Liu Ping-wei was born in 1952, the eldest son of real estate investor and Banqiao mayor Liu Shun-tien. Liu Ping-wei attended the Hsing Wu School of Business. His family owned the Hai Shan Group, founded by the elder Liu. Liu Ping-wei's three younger brothers were Ping-huang, who worked in real estate, Ping-hua, who was elected to the second Legislative Yuan, and Liu Ping-chung, an administrator at Chunghsing Hospital in Banqiao. Liu Ping-wei's daughter has served on the New Taipei City Council. Political career Liu was a member of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly for four terms from 1981 until 1999. In his third term, Liu served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chien Ming-ching
Chien may refer to: * Chien (name) *Les Chiens, Canadian rock band * ''The Dogs'' (film) or , a 1979 French drama film * Jian (other), zh, links=no, w=chien * Padre Pedro Chien Municipality or Chien, a municipality in Venezuela * Qian (other), zh, links=no, w=ch'ien See also *Bayou de Chien, Kentucky, United States *Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, United States * Rivière aux Chiens (other), multiple rivers in Quebec, Canada *''La Chienne'', 1931 French film *''La Chienne'' (story), a short story by Georges de La Fouchardière that was later turned into several films * * * *Chine A chine () is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is still in use in central Southern England—notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Is ..., a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea * Chine (other) * L'Autrichienne (other) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kao Yu-jen
Kao Yu-jen or Gao Yuren (pinyin)(; born 30 August 1934) is a Taiwanese politician. Education and personal life Kao studied law at National Taiwan University. Eric Chu is married to Kao's daughter Kao Wan-ching. Kao's son Kao Su-po has served as a legislator. Political career Kao was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1968, and served a single term. From 1973 to 1976, Kao was Tainan County Magistrate. He was then appointed vice minister of the interior and later served as director of civil affairs within Taiwan Provincial Government. Kao returned to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1981, and became the legislative body's youngest speaker at the age of 47. He stepped down from the assembly in 1989, and failed to secure the presidential nomination for Governor of Taiwan Province, which was given to Lien Chan. Instead Kao assumed the chairmanship of China Television Company and served concurrently as adviser to president Lee Teng-hui. Kao won election to the Legislativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsieh Tung-min
Hsieh Tung-min (; 25 January 1908 – 9 April 2001) was the ninth Governor of Taiwan Province (1972–1978), the sixth and first local Taiwanese Vice President of the Republic of China (1978–1984) under president Chiang Ching-kuo. Family and early life Hsieh was born to an ordinary farming family in Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan. He was educated at Taichung County Taichung Middle School, graduating in 1922. He went to Shanghai for tertiary education and later graduated from Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou. Afterwards, he became a columnist in Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Road into politics Hsieh joined the Kuomintang in 1930. In 1942, Hsieh was invited to plan the Taiwan office of Kuomintang. From 1943 to 1945, he worked for anti-Japan activities in Guangdong. In 1945, after 20 and half years in the mainland, he went back to Taiwan as a KMT official. He became the first magistrate of Kaohsiung County in 1948, later Vice-director of Education of Taiwan Province, chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taichung City Government
The Taichung City Government () is the municipal government of Taichung, Taiwan. History Taichū City Government was established by the Governor-General of Taiwan and the Japanese colonial authorities on 1 October 1920. Following the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China, Taichung had been reconstituted as a provincial city government on 25 October 1945. Taichung City merged with Taichung County to become a special municipality on 25 December 2010. Building The first Taichung city hall, known as Taichung Shiyakusho, was constructed in 1911, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule. It has been turned into a cultural center since 2016. The current Taichung City Hall was completed and opened on 10 October 2010. Organizations Bureaus * Agriculture Bureau * Civil Affairs Bureau * Construction Bureau * Cultural Affairs Bureau * Economic Development Bureau * Education Bureau * Environmental Protection Bureau * Finance Bureau * Fire Bureau * Health Bureau * In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
