David Huang Shih-cho (; born 14 August 1966) is a

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ese politician and scholar of

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studies, who is currently running for the

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election. He was the founding member of

Taiwan Solidarity Union The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence, and is affiliated with the Taiwanese localization movement. It was officially founded on 12 August 2001 and is considered part of the Pan-Gr ...

along with his father served as the chairman, but was lately left to join 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 ...

for his political career in present.

Early life and career

David Huang was born to parents

Huang Chu-wen Huang Chu-wen (; born 20 August 1941) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Interior from 1998 to 2000. References Taiwanese Ministers of the Interior Living people 1941 births National Taiwan University alumni Taiwa ...

and Huang Shu-ying. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 ...

before receiving a master's and doctoral degree from

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 ...

and the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

, receptively. He subsequently taught at

Tamkang University Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 ...

and the Kainan School of Management, then worked for the

Examination Yuan The Examination Yuan is the civil service commission branch, in charge of validating the qualification of civil servants, of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It has a president, a vice president, and seven to nine members, all ...

. Huang also ran a consultancy firm.

Political career

Huang was a founding member of the

, and his father the party's first chairman. David Huang was a member of the

until launching a legislative campaign representing Taipei in 2004. Despite Democratic Progressive Party incumbent Shen Fu-hsiung actively supporting another DPP candidate, Huang managed to win a seat on the Legislative Yuan. Following his election, Huang was made TSU caucus leader. Huang spent most of his term opposing initiatives that he believed would increase Chinese influence on Taiwan. Huang stated on 5 November 2007 that he would leave the TSU if it did not reinstate expelled members Liao Pen-yen and Huang Chung-yuan. Two days later, he withdrew from the party to participate in a

primary, which he lost to

Tuan Yi-kang Tuan Yi-kang (; born 14 November 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. A former leader of the Democratic Progressive Party's now-abolished New Tide faction, he has served on the party's Central Standing Committee, the Taipei City Council and the Leg ...

. The TSU then rescinded support of Huang's 2008 campaign. Huang spent the remainder of his legislative term as an independent. After stepping down from the legislature, Huang served as vice president of

Kainan University Kainan University (KNU; ) is a private university located near Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan. KNU was founded as Kainan Commercial and Technical High School in 1917. In January 1990, the school was upgraded to Kainan Institute of Techno ...

. Huang was named a Democratic Progressive Party candidate for Taoyuan in preparation for the 2012 elections, and later became a DPP spokesman.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, David 1966 births Living people Chinese Culture University alumni National Chengchi University alumni University of Southern California alumni Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwan Solidarity Union Members of the Legislative Yuan Academic staff of Tamkang University Taiwanese academic administrators