Wang Mei-hui (Chinese: 王美惠; pinyin: Wáng Měihuì; born 15 April 1965) is a Taiwanese politician and member of the Democratic Progressive Party who has served in the Legislative Yuan since 2020. Before being elected to the Legislative Yuan, Wang was a member of the Chiayi City Council from 2005 to 2020.
Wang Mei-hui | |
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王美惠 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Chun-yi |
| Constituency | Chiayi City |
| Chiayi City Councillor | |
| In office 20 December 2005 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | 2nd Constituency (West District) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1965 Chiayi, Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology (BA) National Chiayi University (MBA) |
Early life and education
editWang was born in Chiayi on 15 April 1965. She received a Masters in Business Administration from National Chiayi University.[1]
Wang Meihui was first elected for the Chiayi City Council in 2005 and was re-elected for four terms.
In April 2019, Wang ran in a primary against then-legislator Lee Chun-yi for the Democratic Progressive Party nomination for the Chiayi City Constituency. Wang Mei-hui won the primary election with a vote share of 34.33%, and was then nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party to run for the Legislative Council election.[2][3]
Electoral history
edit| Year | Election | District | Party | Votes | Percentage | Elected | Notes |
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| 2005 | 7th Chiayi City Council Election | Chiayi City 2nd Constituency (West District) | Democratic Progressive Party | 4,503 | 6.34% | 
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| 2009 | 8th Chiayi City Council Election | 7,647 | 10.73% | ||||
| 2014 | 9th Chiayi City Council Election | 8,261 | 10.30% | Highest number of votes in Chiayi City | |||
| 2018 | 1010th Chiayi City Council Election | 8,007 | 10.27% | ||||
| 2020 | 10th Taiwanese Legislative Yuan Election | Chiayi City Constituency | 80,333 | 50.20% | |||
| 2024 | 11th Taiwanese Legislative Yuan Election | 78,069 | 50.64% |
Political stances
editSupport for the Hong Kong anti-extradition bill movement
editIn 2019, a movement against the extradition bill amendment broke out in Hong Kong, attracting attention from all walks of life around the world. At that time, the Taiwanese government condemned the Hong Kong government in the name of defending human rights. On 25 May 2020, Wang posted to her Facebook in support of the protests, vowing to "stand with Hong Kong people and call on all politicians to give more support and attention to the current situation in Hong Kong".[4]
Support for the renaming of China Airlines
editIn April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led Taiwan to donate masks to many countries around the world. However, due to the name of China Airlines, planes from China Airlines were repeatedly mistaken for planes from the People's Republic of China. This incident sparked domestic discussions about renaming China Airlines.
On 14 April 2020, Wang Mei-hui expressed her support for China Airlines to change its name and asked relevant ministries and committees to discuss it as soon as possible. In response to Premier Su Tseng-chang's proposal of "not changing the name first, but painting Taiwan on the fuselage", Wang said, "It may cause foreigners to have the fallacy of "Taiwan is a province of China"".[5]
Opposition to the nomination of Justin Huang to the Control Yuan
editOn 18 June 2020, the government reported that President Tsai Ing-wen was preparing to nominate former Taitung County Mayor Justin Huang as the Vice President of the 6th Control Yuan. Many Democratic Progressive Party legislators and party and government figures expressed their disapproval due to his conviction for bribery in 2016.[6]
On 19 June, Wang Mei-hui expressed strong opposition to the nomination and criticized the nomination of Justin Huang as "ridiculous". Wang emphasized that the candidate for the Vice President of the Control Yuan should be based on merit and ability, and that the Control Yuan was in line with social expectations and there was no need to nominate a controversial person. Wang Meihui vowed to cast a no vote if Huang was nominated to the Control Yuan.[7]
On 20 June, Justin Huang withdrew from his nomination as the Vice President of the 6th Control Yuan.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Wang Mei-hui". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ 蔡慧貞 (25 April 2019). "【內幕】李俊俋請扁出面勸退未果 王美惠初選勝出反謝阿扁支持". 上報. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ 呂晏慈 (24 November 2019). "蔡賴合體回防「民主聖地」嘉義市 定調2020「收復台灣」之戰". 台灣蘋果日報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 16 March 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Wang, Mei-hui (25 May 2020). "立法委員 王美惠". Facebook.
- ^ 黃巈禾 (14 April 2020). "華航送物資被誤認大陸送的 綠委：現在是改名最好時刻". ETtoday新聞雲. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "黃健庭涉藥商案12年未結 法官：孩子都能國小畢業了 | 法律前線 | 社會 | 聯合新聞網" (in Chinese). 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ 卜敏正 (19 June 2020). "綠立委王美惠：提名黃健庭「荒謬」若到立院將投反對". 聯合新聞網. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ 羅婉庭 (20 June 2020). "黃健庭婉拒總統提名 國民黨取消停權處分". ETtoday. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.