Carol Chen Wan-hui (; born 11 September 1974) is a Taiwanese politician.
Early life, education, and career
Chen was born on 11 September 1974.
She is also known by the English name Carol Chen.
After completing an Executive Master of Business Administration degree at
National Chengchi University
National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei. The university is also considered as the earliest public service training facility of the Republic of China. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subs ...
,
she served as secretary-general of the Financial Literacy and Education Association.
Political career
In 2019, Chen joined the newly founded
Taiwan People's Party
The Taiwan People's Party is a political party in Taiwan, formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je, who serves as its first and current chairman.
Application process
The party was proposed in August 2019 by Mayor of Taipei Ko Wen-je ...
, and was ranked ninth on the party list for proportional representation.
Although she was not elected to the
Legislative Yuan during the
2020 legislative election, the TPP named Chen director of its legislative caucus office. She retained the post after accepting the party's nomination for the
Yilan County magistracy in July 2022. During her magisterial campaign, Chen discussed water reclamation and storage proposals in Yilan, and made public appearances alongside TPP candidates for local legislative office. Chen won 16,412 votes, or 6.98 percent of the vote, finishing behind
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
incumbent magistrate
Lin Zi-miao
Lin Zi-miao (; born 28 January 1952) is a Taiwanese politician. She is the Magistrate of Yilan County since 25 December 2018.
Political career
Lin was mayor of her home township Luodong until 2018.
2018 Yilan County magistrate election
She be ...
and
Democratic Progressive Party candidate . Chen subsequently succeeded
Ann Kao
Ann Kao Hung-an (; born 25 January 1984) is a Taiwanese business executive and politician. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University, respectively, before working as a resear ...
, who had won the
Hsinchu mayoralty, as a member of the
Legislative Yuan.
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References
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1974 births
Living people
21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan
Taiwan People's Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
National Chengchi University alumni
Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Tainan