Chiu Yi-ying (; born 1 June 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served four terms in 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 ...
, one term in the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
, and, from 2005 to 2008, was the deputy minister of the
Hakka Affairs Council.
Education
Chiu earned a master's in business administration from the
Dominican University of California
Dominican University of California is a private university in San Rafael, California. It was founded in 1890 as Dominican College by the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael. It is one of the oldest universities in California.
Dominican is accredite ...
in the United States.
Political career
A member 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 ...
, Chiu had been elected to the Central Standing Committee by 2000. In 2016, she became chair of the committee.
Chiu won her first national-level office in 1996, serving on the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...
until 2000. Upon taking office, Chiu became the youngest assembly member at age 25.
In 2001, she was 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 ...
as a representative of Pingtung County. Chiu was then appointed deputy minister of the
Hakka Affairs Council in June 2005. Chiu was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation party list for the 2008 legislative elections and won, necessitating her resignation from the Hakka Affairs Council, where she was replaced by
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. T ...
. In 2012, Chiu defeated
Kaohsiung 1 incumbent
Chung Shao-ho and won reelection in 2016.
Controversy
Chiu supported a 2003 amendment to Taiwanese copyright law that was unpopular with rapper Jeff Huang. Huang wrote a song titled "Retribution" about the amendment's supporters, two of whom, Chiu and
Chang Hsueh-shun, sued him for libel. The Taipei District Court ruled in May 2007 that Huang was not guilty of libel.
Chiu has been involved in many altercations on the floor of the Legislative Yuan. In April 2009,
Lee Ching-hua
Lee Ching-hua (; born 3 December 1948) is a Taiwanese politician.
Family and education
Lee Ching-hua was born on 3 December 1948, the second child to Lee Huan and Pan Hsiang-ning. He had one older brother, Lee Ching-chung, and two younger siste ...
called Chiu a shrew, and in response, she hit him. In another instance, Chiu attempted to unplug a loudspeaker
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 ...
legislators were using to disrupt a review of the
Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, while
Chiang Kui-fang tried to stop her. While meeting as a member of the legislature's economics committee in November 2016, Chiu was overheard saying there was "no use talking to these
huan-a
''Huan-a'' () is a Hokkien-language term used by Hokkien speakers in multiple countries, namely mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, etc. Huan-nang is used by Teochew to refer to native non Chinese native Thai p ...
," using a derogatory
Hokkien
The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...
word to refer to Kuomintang aboriginal representatives. She later apologized. In July 2017, Chiu attempted to break up a group of
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 ...
lawmakers who were protesting the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program.
Hsu Shu-hua slapped Chiu across the face. Chiu responded by pulling her hair. Chiu later engaged ,
Lin Te-fu
Lin Te-fu (born 23 October 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. He is a member of the Legislative Yuan for the Chinese Nationalist Party since 2002
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, and
Huang Chao-shun
Huang Chao-shun (; born 22 August 1953) is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) who is in the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan.
Early life and education
Huang's father , served as president of the Control Yuan from 1987 to 1993. Huang earned her bachelor' ...
.
Personal life and family
Chiu's grandfather Chiu Ching-te was a member of the Pingtung County Assembly and served two terms as Pingtung City mayor. Her father, , was elected to the
Pingtung County Council
Pingtung County Council () is the county council of Pingtung County, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 55 councillors, all recently elected in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections. Being the largest county council in terms of seats, ...
, and, in 1977, bid for the mayoralty of Pingtung, before withdrawing from the Kuomintang and abandoning the campaign.
Another relative,
Chiu Lien-hui, was active Pingtung County politics from 1959 to 1996. Chiu Yi-ying's younger brother is also a politician.
Chiu Yi-ying married
Lee Yung-te
Lee Yung-te (; born 30 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician who is the current Minister of Culture. He served as the Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council from March 2005 to March 2008 and was reappointed to the position in April 2016.
Education ...
in April 2011, whom she had met while serving on the Hakka Affairs Council. Later that year, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. To maintain her health, Chiu began jogging, juicing, and cut red meat from her diet. In January 2013, Chiu and Lee held their wedding banquet, which had been postponed due to the 2012 election cycle and Chiu's cancer treatment.
References
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1971 births
Living people
Pingtung County Members of the Legislative Yuan
Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
Kaohsiung Members of the Legislative Yuan
Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan
Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan
Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan
Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan
Dominican University of California alumni
Women government ministers of Taiwan
Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent
Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan