Wong Chin-chu
Wong Chin-chu (Chinese: 翁金珠; pinyin: Wēng Jīnzhū; Wade–Giles: Wōng Chīn-chū; born 31 January 1947) is a Taiwanese educator and politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2001. Wong stepped down in the midst of her third term, as she was elected magistrate of Changhua County later that year. She served as magistrate until 2005. In 2007, Wong was named the minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs, a position she left in 2008 to be reelected to the legislature.
Wong Chin-chu 翁金珠 | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Changhua County |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2012 | |
| Constituency | Republic of China |
| Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 21 May 2007 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Deputy | Wu Chin-fa |
| Preceded by | Chiu Kun-liang |
| Succeeded by | Wang Tuoh |
| 9th Magistrate of Changhua County | |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 20 December 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Juan Kang-meng |
| Succeeded by | Cho Po-yuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 January 1947 Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan Province, China |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan Normal University National Taipei University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Educator |
Early career edit
Wong earned a bachelor's degree in music from the National Taiwan Normal University. She taught at primary and middle schools for 18 years before acquiring an EMBA degree from the National Taipei University in 1999.
Political career edit
Wong was elected to three consecutive terms in the Legislative Yuan in the 1990s, serving from 1993 to 2001.[1] She became the magistrate of Changhua County in 2001 after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election, serving until 2005.[2]
| 2001 Changhua County Election Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | PFP | Cheng Hsiu-chu (鄭秀珠) | 39,056 | 6.37% | ||
| 2 | KMT | Yeh Chin-fong | 257,504 | 41.99% | ||
| 3 | DPP | Wong Chin-chu | 301,584 | 49.17% | ||
| 4 | Independent | Hong Can-min (洪參民) | 8,219 | 1.34% | ||
| 5 | Independent | Chen Wan-zhen (陳婉貞) | 6,934 | 1.13% | ||
In April 2004, Wong was invited to serve as the Minister of Education, but she rejected the offer.[3] With former chairperson Lin Yi-hsiung's support,[4] Wong ran for chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2006 election. She was the only female candidate in the race, but lost nonetheless.
Wong served as Chief Commissioner of the Council for Cultural Affairs from 2007 to 2008 before returning to the legislature from 2008 until 2012.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "Brief Introduction—Wong, Chin-Chu". ly.gov.tw. Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Chia-ching (15 November 2001). "Women must break political ceiling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- ^ "Tu to tango with education ministry" (Press release). Taipei Times. 28 April 2004. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ Huang, Jewel (28 December 2005). "Power struggle heating up in election for DPP chair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.