Wang Hung-wei (Chinese: 王鴻薇; born July 10, 1964) is a Taiwanese politician affiliated with the Kuomintang, who has served in the Legislative Yuan representing Taipei City Constituency III since 2023. She is the deputy secretary-general of the Kuomintang legislative caucus.[1]
Wang Hung-wei | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office January 16, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Chiang Wan-an |
| Constituency | Taipei City Constituency III |
| Taipei City Councilor | |
| In office December 25, 2006 – January 16, 2023 | |
| Constituency | Third electoral district (Songshan–Xinyi) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 10, 1964 Keelung, Taiwan |
| Spouse | Tao Yun-cheng |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University |
| Website | Wang Hung-wei on Facebook |
Formerly a journalist, Wang was a New Party member from 2006 to early 2013, when she joined the Kuomintang. She was re-elected as a member of the Taipei City Council for five terms. Since 2017, she has also served as the deputy chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee. She succeeded Chiang Wan-an in a 2023 by-election, and was reelected to a full term in January 2024.
Early years
editWang Hung-wei was born in Keelung. The family originated from Tanggu, Tianjin (today's Binhai New District of Tianjin City). Her father was a sailor and arrived in Taiwan with Kuomintang forces during the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan; her mother and grandmother transited through Hong Kong before reuniting in Taiwan.[2] Wang Hung-wei studied at Taipei Civil Rights Elementary School, Renai Junior High School, and Taipei First Girls' High School. I obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism from National Chengchi University in 1987.
After graduation, Wang Hung-wei worked as a journalist, mainly writing financial and economic news. She has been employed by "Taiwan Times" (Financial Section), "Commercial Times" (Financial Section), and "United Daily News" (Economic Section). While working at Lianhe Daily, she also served as deputy director of the Interview Center and director of the Greater Taipei Center.
Political career
editTaipei City Councilor
editWang Hung-wei joined the New Party in 2006, and was first elected a Taipei City Councilor in the 2005–06 Taiwanese local elections, succeeding Alex Fai.[3] Wang won reelection in 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.
In 2013, Wang Hung-wei quit the New Party and joined the Kuomintang. In 2014, he ran for city council on behalf of the Kuomintang. Yang Shih-kuang, a media person nominated by the New Party, ultimately lost the election. In the 2018 city council re-election, he was re-elected with the highest number of votes.[4]
In 2017, Wang Hung-wei served as deputy chairman of the Kuomintang Cultural Communication Committee and joined the spokesperson group.
During the 2022 Taiwanese local elections, Wang Hung-wei exposed the suspected plagiarism of former Hsinchu mayor Lin Chih-chien's master's thesis.[5]
Legislative Yuan
editDuring her tenure as a member of the Taipei City Council, Wang Hung-wei tried to run for office as a legislator several times. She originally intended to run for a seat in Taipei City Constituency III on behalf of the New Party in the 2012 Taiwanese legislative election but was not nominated. This constituency was won by the Kuomintang affiliated non-district legislator Luo Shu-lei, who was elected with the highest number of votes in Taipei City. Wang Hung-wei moved to the New Party, ranked second on the party list, but was not seated because the party vote did not reach 5%. After joining the Kuomintang, she participated in the pre-selection of the Kuomintang legislators in the same constituency in 2015. Still, she was defeated in a three-way race by Chiang Wan-an and Luo Shu-lei). Chiang Wan-an eventually won the seat. In 2019, Wang participated in the primary election the Legislative Yuan's Taipei City Constituency VII but lost to Fai Hrong-tai, an incumbent legislator.[6]
On December 2, 2022, Wang Hung-wei was recruited by the Kuomintang to participate in the by-election for the legislative vacancy in Taipei City's Third Electoral District to fill the vacancy left by Chiang Wan-an's resignation due to his candidacy for Taipei City Mayor.[7] Although he had just been re-elected as a city councilor in the 2022 local election and had stated during the election that he would not participate in the by-election,[8] Wang relented after discussing the matter with senior leaders in the party[11]. This is the first time Wang was nominated as a Kuomintang legislative candidate and her first legislative campaign since 2012. According to the "Local System Law," the vacancy left by Wang Hung-wei did not need to be filled via by-election. Before the polls were closed, Wang was once significantly ahead of Democratic Progressive Party candidate Enoch Wu. However, before the election, she reiterated, "The election situation is urgent," to urge votes. Wang won the closest victory in the history of this constituency in January 2023. She was sworn in on January 16; and was re-elected to a full term on January 13, 2024, with 105,050 votes and a vote share of 52.52%.[9]
Controversy
editIn July 2010, Wang Hung-wei mosaics an illustration from the non-restricted novel "Haruka Nogizaka's Secret" on her blog. This move caused animation fans to leave comments on the blog and the New Party's discussion forum to criticize. Most comments were immediately deleted, and reading permission restrictions were added to the discussion forum on August 9 [18]. On August 18, the New Party discussion forum administrator deleted all questions and comments about this incident. In September 2010, the Animation Upward Promotion Association criticized the behavior of Congressman Wang Hung-wei and the administrators of his political party forum at a press conference. It proposed an amendment to the classification system.[10]
On May 27, 2022, Wang Hung-wei posted a picture of flooding in Shalu District, Taichung City, on Facebook to criticize DPP legislator Lin Ching-yi for ignoring the disaster in her constituency.[11] At that time, Lin was organizing a delegation with bipartisan delegation to attend the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland. The picture was found to be a photo of flooding in 2013, and she later corrected the photo, saying it was mistakenly planted.[12]
On October 18, 2022, Wang Hung-wei held a press conference and said that Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chi-mai used the quota of publicly funded medical students at National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology when he was studying. After completing his studies, he failed to fulfill his obligation to serve in rural areas, occupying the quota and resources of publicly funded medical students. Wang Hung-wei also asked Chen whether he had paid the tuition fee. Chen responded that public funds had been returned in compliance with regulations.[13] The Medical Affairs Department of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of China stated that the time and space background allowed the practice of "paying back the money and settling the matter." If publicly funded students had other employment options after graduation, they could choose to repay their tuition fees to avoid serving in the countryside. After the system had been revised, the 2016 new system could not exempt service obligations by repaying the money, so there was no longer the practice of "losing money and settling the matter." Not only do public-funded students have to return their tuition fees, but if they fail to serve in the countryside according to the regulations, their medical certificates will be withheld. I am unable to practice outside the home.[14]
Personal life
editWang Hung-wei met Tao Yun-cheng in college. After graduation, they both began careers in journalism, married around 1990, and have three daughters. After Wang Hung-wei entered politics, her husband stopped working in news media to support her political career entirely.[15]
Election Records
edit| year | Number of election terms | Electoral district | Political party to which | Number of votes | Vote rate | Remark |
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| 2024 | 2024 Taiwanese legislative election | Taipei City Constituency III | Kuomintang | 105,050 | 52.52% |
References
edit- ^ 中央通訊社 (2024-02-26). "國民黨團公布副書記長 王鴻薇徐巧芯等5女立委入列 | 政治" [The Kuomintang League announced that deputy secretary-general Wang Hung-wei, Hsu Chiao-hsin and other five female legislators will be included in the list] (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ "鄉情牽兩岸/父親印證｢飲水思源｣ 王鴻薇歷歷在目 | 政治 | NOWnews今日新聞" [Nostalgia touches both sides of the Taiwan Strait/Father's testimony of "drinking water and remembering its source" is vivid in Wang Hung-wei's mind]. 2022-11-08. Archived from the original on 2022-11-08.
- ^ "選舉資料庫" [election database]. 選舉資料庫 (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
- ^ 自由時報電子報 (2019-03-29). "北市立委初選藍營爆派系對決 綠營「艱困」6區徵召 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報" [Northern City Legislative Election: Blue camp erupts in factional battle, Green camp recruits from "difficult" districts 6]. news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "林智堅論文涉抄襲 王鴻薇具名向教育部、中華大學檢舉" [Lin Chih-chien's paper was plagiarized and Wang Hung-wei signed a report to the Ministry of Education and Chung Hwa University]. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ 自由時報電子報 (2019-04-20). "王鴻薇輸了!國民黨北市立委初選 費鴻泰、賴士葆出線 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報" [Wang Hung-wei lost! KMT Bei City Legislative Primary Election Fei Hongtai and Lai Shibao qualify]. news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
- ^ 中央通訊社 (2022-12-02). "王鴻薇角逐北市立委補選 朱立倫蔣萬安將陪登記 | 政治" [Wang Hung-wei competes in the Beijing Municipal Legislative Council by-election, Eric Chu and Chiang Wan-an will accompany the registration] (in Chinese). Central News Agency.
- ^ 中央通訊社 (2022-11-30). "北市立委補選 王鴻薇徐巧芯表態不參加 | 政治" [North City Legislator by-election Wang Hung-wei and Xu Qiaoxin expressed their intention not to participate] (in Chinese). Central News Agency.
- ^ "2024大選/政壇女力對決角逐立委席次!王鴻薇、徐巧芯得票率破5成贏得選戰" [2024 General Election/Female power showdown in politics to compete for legislative seats! Wang Hung-wei and Hsu Chiao-hsin won the election with more than 50% of the vote]. Yahoo News (in Chinese). 2024-01-15.
- ^ 民視新聞網 Formosa TV News network (2010-09-26). 市圖暗藏春色 動漫迷抗議抹黃-民視新聞. Retrieved 2024-06-10 – via YouTube.
- ^ 自由時報電子報 (2022-05-27). "王鴻薇拿舊照批林靜儀不顧選區水災 他打臉: 為什麼愛說謊? - 政治 - 自由時報電子報" [Wang Hung-wei used an old photo to criticize Lin Ching-yi for ignoring the floods in her constituency. He slapped her in the face: Why do you lie so much?]. news.ltn.com.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
- ^ "民進黨批王鴻薇拿9年前照片亂造謠 「一句道歉都沒有」 | ETtoday政治新聞 | ETtoday新聞雲" [The DPP criticized Wang Hung-wei for using photos from 9 years ago to spread rumors, "without even a single apology."]. www.ettoday.net (in Traditional Chinese). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "藍營爆陳其邁「未盡公費醫師義務」 陳陣營稱「早已償還」: 一切坦蕩蕩-風傳媒" [The Blue Camp Explodes that Chen Chi-mai "Failed to Fulfill His Duties as a Publicly Funded Medical Doctor". Chen Chi-mai Said "It Has Been Repaid": Everything Is Frank - Feng Media]. www.storm.mg (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2022-10-18.
- ^ "陳其邁遭控公費念醫未盡義務 醫事司證實「已賠錢了事」 - 政治 - 中時" [Chen Qimai was accused of failing to fulfill his obligations while studying for medical treatment at public expense, the Medical Affairs Department confirmed]. 2023-01-06. Archived from the original on 2023-01-06.
- ^ "【王鴻薇×陶允正】不吵架才可怕 爭執後認清雙方底線更合拍" [It's scary if you don't quarrel. After a dispute, you can be more harmonious by recognizing the bottom line of both parties.].
