Carol Chen Wan-hui (Chinese: 陳琬惠; born 11 September 1974) is a Taiwanese politician. She was appointed a party-list member of the Legislative Yuan in 2022, representing the Taiwan People's Party. Chen replaced Ann Kao, who had been elected the Mayor of Hsinchu. Chen stepped down from the legislature in 2024.
Carol Chen Chen Wan-hui | |
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陳琬惠 | |
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 28 December 2022 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Kao |
| Constituency | Party-list (Taiwan People's Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1974 Tainan, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Taiwan People's Party |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University |
Early life, education, and career
editChen was born on 11 September 1974.[1] She is also known by the English name Carol Chen.[2] After completing an Executive Master of Business Administration degree at National Chengchi University,[1] she served as secretary-general of the Financial Literacy and Education Association.[1][2]
Political career
editIn 2019, Chen joined the newly founded Taiwan People's Party, and was ranked ninth on the party list for proportional representation.[1][3] Although she was not elected to the Legislative Yuan during the 2020 legislative election, the TPP named Chen director of its legislative caucus office.[4] She retained the post after accepting the party's nomination for the Yilan County magistracy in July 2022.[5][6] During her magisterial campaign, Chen discussed water reclamation and storage proposals in Yilan,[7] and made public appearances alongside TPP candidates for local legislative office.[8] Chen won 16,412 votes, or 6.98 percent of the vote, finishing behind Kuomintang incumbent magistrate Lin Zi-miao and Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chiang Tsung-yuan.[9] Chen subsequently succeeded Ann Kao, who had won the Hsinchu mayoralty, as a member of the Legislative Yuan.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "9號 陳琬惠". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ a b Huang, Joyce (8 November 2007). "Promote better financial literacy, says association". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Chi, Hui-jung (22 December 2019). "Neutrality not an option for NGOs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Shen, Pei-yao; Chung, Jake (2 February 2020). "TPP plans online headquarters ahead of local elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Lee, I-chia (14 July 2022). "TPP urges Chen to review himself". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Kuo, Chien-shen; Kao, Evelyn (11 July 2022). "ELECTIONS 2022/TPP selects Legislator Kao Hung-an for Hsinchu mayoral race". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Chiang, Chih-hsiung; Tsai, Chun-jung; Chung, Jake (18 August 2022). "Record-low rainfall has Yilan County farmers concerned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Yang, Hsin-hui; Liu, Tzu-hsuan (26 November 2022). "Ko campaigns for Huang in Taipei and Kao in Hsinchu". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Ko, Lin (26 November 2022). "ELECTIONS 2022/KMT Lin Zi-miao reelected as Yilan County magistrate". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Chen, Chun-hua; Kao, Evelyn (26 December 2022). "By-election for Nantou legislative seat scheduled for March 4". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 December 2022. Republished as: "By-election for Hsu's Nantou seat set for March 4". Taipei Times. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.