Hung Tzu-yung (Chinese: 洪慈庸; pinyin: Hóng Cíyōng; born 20 December 1982) is a Taiwanese politician. Following the death of Hung Chung-chiu, her younger brother, in 2013,[2] she joined the New Power Party upon its founding in 2015, and won election to the Legislative Yuan. Hung left the NPP in August 2019, partway through her first legislative term.
Hung Tzu-yung | |
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洪慈庸 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 11 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Yang Chiung-ying |
| Succeeded by | Yang Chiung-ying |
| Constituency | Taichung 3rd |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 December 1982 Shalu, Taichung County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Independent (since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | New Power Party (2015–2019) |
| Spouse |
Cho Kuan-ting (m. 2017) |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology (BS) |
Education
editShe obtained her bachelor's degree in marketing and distribution management from National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology.[3]
Political career
editOn 24 February 2015, Hung was nominated by the New Power Party as candidate for the legislative seat in the 3rd constituency of Taichung City, which includes Tanzi, Daya, Shengang and Houli.[4] She opposed incumbent Kuomintang legislator Yang Chiung-ying in the 2016 legislative election, whom she defeated by 15,117 votes.[5][6] After taking office, Hung was assigned to the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee.[7] Hung left the NPP on 13 August 2019, over a disagreement regarding the status of the NPP's cooperation with the Democratic Progressive Party. Hung announced that she would work more closely with the DPP and seek reelection in 2020 as an independent.[8][9] However, she lost the 2020 elections to her former opponent, Yang Chiung-ying.
References
edit- ^ 張明慧 (24 April 2017). "立委洪慈庸、台中新聞局長卓冠廷傳好事 今天登記了" (in Chinese). 聯合新聞網.
- ^ Ou, Su-mei (31 August 2015). "Beliefs more important than policies: Ko Wen-je". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "立法院". 23 July 2013.
- ^ Lii, Wen (25 February 2015). "NPP nominates political novices". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (17 January 2016). "ELECTIONS: DPP secures absolute majority in Legislative Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-yin (16 January 2016). "Hung Tzu-yung unseats KMT veteran legislator in Taichung". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (23 February 2016). "Rules on committee members selection irk NPP lawmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ Liu, Kuan-ting; Kao, Evelyn; Yeh, Joseph (13 August 2019). "Weeks long drama continues as another NPP lawmaker leaves party". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Strong, Matthew (13 August 2019). "Taiwan's New Power Party loses another lawmaker". Taiwan News. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
External links
edit- Hung Tzu-yung on Facebook (Chinese)
