Mạch Ngọc Trân (

Chữ Hán ( , ) are the Chinese characters that were used to write Literary Chinese in Vietnam, Literary Chinese (; ) and Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary in Vietnamese language, Vietnamese. They were officially used in Vietnam after the Red River Delta region ...

and ; born 14 October 1973) is a Vietnamese-born Taiwanese politician.

Early life and education

Mạch's family grew coffee beans, fruits and produce in Vietnam. Mạch was born in

Biên Hòa province Biên Hòa (邊和) ( )) is a former province of South Vietnam originally formed in 1832 containing areas of Đồng Nai province, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province and Bình Phước province with total area of over 17.000 km2. In 1876 it w ...

. She moved to

Changhua County Changhua (Wade-Giles: ''Chang¹-hua⁴'') is a Taiwanese County (Taiwan), county that is the smallest on the Geography of Taiwan, main island of Taiwan by area, and the fourth smallest in the country. With a total population of 1.24 million, Chan ...

and acquired Taiwanese citizenship in 1994 after marrying a Taiwanese national, but later divorced her Taiwanese husband, citing domestic violence. Mạch then attended a master's program at

Providence University Providence University (PU; ) is a Catholic co-educational institution in Shalu District, Taichung City, Taiwan. Providence University is one of the U12 Consortium member schools, and is one of two Taiwan universities participating in the ISEP ...

and worked in

Taichung Taichung (, Wade–Giles: '), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality in central Taiwan. Taichung is Taiwan's second-largest city, with more than 2.85 million residents, making it the largest city in Ce ...

Career

She subsequently worked as a Vietnamese-language translator for the police and other governmental organizations. In 2022, Mạch was appointed the founding chair of the Happy People Party, and, at the time, also led the Taiwan Immigrant Association. In 2023, Mạch accepted a legislative nomination from the

Taiwan People's Party The Taiwan People's Party (TPP) is a centre-left political party in Taiwan. It was formally established on 6 August 2019 by Ko Wen-je, who served as its first chairman. The party considers itself as an alternative third party to both the De ...

, for which she was expelled from the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

. She won the 2024 election to the

11th Legislative Yuan The 11th Legislative Yuan is the current term of members of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which began on 1 February 2024. Members were elected in the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election, 2024 legislative election, in ...

on the Taiwan People's Party proportional representation party list.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mach, Ngoc Tran 1973 births Living people People from Đồng Nai province Vietnamese translators Taiwanese people of Hoa descent Naturalized citizens of Taiwan 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians Members of the 11th Legislative Yuan Taiwan People's Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County Expelled members of the Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan)