Huang Chung-yuan (; born 14 December 1950) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the

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 ...

for most of his two-term stint 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 ...

and served the party as its acting chairman from December 2004 to January 2005. In 2007, Huang was expelled from the TSU and joined 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 ...

Early career

Huang attended

Chung Hua University Chung Hua University (CHU; ) is a private university located in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was formerly known as Chung Hua Polytechnic Institute founded in 1990 by three local Hsinchu entrepreneurs, Ron-Chang Wang, Zau-Juang T ...

and served as president of the Industrial Park Manufacturers Federation.

Political career

Huang represented the newly founded

in the 2001 legislative elections, during which he was ranked first on the party's closed list. Upon taking office, he and the TSU mediated discussions between the

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 ...

and

. By 2003, Huang was deputy caucus convener for the TSU and also deputy secretary-general for the party. He and four others formed a TSU working group to discuss SARS-related matters when an outbreak of the disease hit Taiwan that year. In 2004, Huang was TSU caucus whip. He assumed the party's acting chairmanship in December, and also ran for reelection to the Legislative Yuan, contesting a district seat from Taoyuan. In his stint as chairman, Huang attempted closer collaboration with the

on electoral strategy and policy proposals. Huang declared support for

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's candidacy for President of the Legislative Yuan, later joining the ticket as the

Pan-Green Coalition The pan-Green coalition, pan-Green force or pan-Green groups is a nationalist political coalition in Taiwan (Republic of China), consisting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan Statebuilding Party (TSP), Taiwan Solidarity Union (T ...

's nominee for deputy speaker. Ker and Huang lost to

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and David Chung, the

Pan-Blue Coalition The pan-Blue coalition, pan-Blue force or pan-Blue groups is a political coalition in the Republic of China (Taiwan) consisting of the Kuomintang (KMT), People First Party (PFP), New Party (CNP), Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (NPSU), and Young ...

's joint ticket. On 29 October 2007, Huang and Liao Pen-yen were expelled from the Taiwan Solidarity Union, and led others to consider leaving the party. He represented the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2008 legislative elections, and lost his seat to Yang Li-huan.

Political stances

Huang is opposed to the economic integration of Taiwan and China, stating that, if made, such links must place both countries on equal ground.

References

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