Lisa Huang (; born 11 August 1969) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. She has served on the

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between 2012 and 2014.

Early life and career

Lisa Huang is the daughter of politician George Huang. Her brother David is a political scientist. She graduated from Soochow University and later earned a master's degree from

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. Prior to her career in politics, Huang worked as a lawyer based in Changhua.

Political career

Electoral history

Huang first ran for the legislature as an independent candidate in Changhua County during the 2004 elections, but did not win. In 2011, she was named to the

as 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 ...

via party list proportional representation. The TSU had previously announced that representatives elected via the party list would serve only two-year terms, and as a result, Huang was replaced by Lai Chen-chang in 2014. She became the TSU's Judiciary Reform Committee director and was in discussion to represent the party as candidate for Changhua County Magistrate later that year. She registered as an independent instead, was expelled from the Taiwan Solidarity Union, and lost the office to

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. In 2018, Huang contested the Changhua magistracy for a second time, again as an independent.

2018 Changhua County magistrate election

Legislative term

While a member of the Legislative Yuan, Huang served as Taiwan Solidarity Union caucus whip. In April 2012, she established the Taiwan–US Legislators Amity Association, a legislative caucus in opposition to the ROC–US Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association. In July, Huang visited Japan to discuss the

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. She supported efforts to subject Premier Sean Chen to a vote of no confidence in September, stating that the result was "a betrayal of the will of the Taiwanese people." After the vote's failure, Huang unsuccessfully petitioned for a recall election against President

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. In December, Huang suggested that the TSU invite the

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to visit Taiwan, after a planned trip was called off. In 2013, Huang proposed that the Act on Property Declaration by Public Servants be amended, increasing the number of government officials that would need to publicly release the value of their property holdings.

Political stances

Huang believes that duration of

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terms should be shortened to four years. She opposed Taiwan's current electoral framework, single-member districts coupled with party-list representation, a change made in 2008. She has been critical of the Taipei Police Department,

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, and

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. In September 2019, Huang attempted to register

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's candidacy for the

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, although the deadline set by the

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had passed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Lisa 1969 births Living people 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwan Solidarity Union Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan Taiwanese women lawyers Soochow University (Taiwan) alumni National Chiao Tung University alumni