Tang Huo-shen (; born 29 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the

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from 1996 to 2000, and represented Nantou County in the Legislative Yuan between 2002 and 2008.

Education

Tang studied sociology at Fu Jen Catholic University and earned an MBA from Regis University in the United States.

Political career

Electoral history

Tang was elected to the National Assembly in 1996. He won a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 2001 and 2004, losing his bid for a third term in office in 2008. He faced Lee Wen-chung in a Democratic Progressive Party primary for the Nantou County Magistracy in 2013, and lost. Tang contested a 2015 legislative by-election in Nantou, but lost to

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candidate

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. Later, Tang became the assistant director of the Executive Yuan's Central Taiwan Joint Services Center.

Political stances

Tang opposed exorbitant penalties against individuals who illegally raise endangered animals, believing that if the private efforts prove more successful than government-supported attempts, the government should respond in a pragmatic manner to promote better methods of conservation. He has criticized the Executive Yuan for funding civic groups that enable former government officials to collect an income in addition to their pensions. During his legislative tenure, Tang has repeatedly drawn attention to the increasing personnel costs of the

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, maintaining that he favors military spending to be focused on weaponry and research instead. As a legislator, Tang participated in many discussions about the state of Taiwan's military. He has frequently proposed that the government purchase military equipment from other nations. Tang has also pushed the government to review immigration policy and foreign spouses who use Taiwanese partners to obtain Republic of China citizenship for themselves and family outside of Taiwan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tang, Huo-shen 1956 births Living people Nantou County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Regis University alumni