Chen Hsiu-ching (; 25 October 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Taiwanese politician. She earned an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Changhua Normal University and was first elected to the

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 v ...

in 2004. She won reelection against

Chen Chin-ting Chen Chin-ting (; born 26 September 1946) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2008. Education Chen has attended the Army Transportation School, National Chengchi University, and National Chung Hsing Universi ...

of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union in 2008, winning 44.96% of the vote. The Congress Watch Foundation rated Chen Hsiu-ching one of the worst legislators in July 2008. In 2009, she opposed an amendment to the Nationality Act proposed by Wu Yu-sheng that would have barred people holding permanent residency in another country from running for public office in Taiwan. Chen died in office at the age of 60 on 22 April 2011, of

adenocarcinoma of the lung Adenocarcinoma of the lung is the most common type of lung cancer, and like other forms of lung cancer, it is characterized by distinct cellular and molecular features. It is classified as one of several non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), to di ...

. Outside of politics, Chen also served as spokesperson for the Kuang Feng Farmers' Association, and frequently played the role of

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on television.

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