Chen Hsiu-ching explained

Chen Hsiu-ching
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:1 February 2005
Term End1:22 April 2011
Successor1:Wang Huei-mei
Constituency1:Changhua County→Changhua County 1st
Birth Date:1950 10, df=y
Birth Place:Changhua County, Taiwan
Death Place:Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese
Party:Kuomintang

Chen Hsiu-ching (; 25 October 1950 – 22 April 2011) was a Taiwanese politician.

She earned an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from Changhua Normal University and was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2004.[1] [2] She won reelection against Chen Chin-ting of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union in 2008, winning 44.96% of the vote.[3] The Congress Watch Foundation rated Chen Hsiu-ching one of the worst legislators in July 2008.[4] In 2009, she opposed an amendment to the Nationality Act proposed by Wu Yu-sheng that would have barred people holding permanent residency in another country from running for public office in Taiwan.[5] Chen died in office at the age of 60 on 22 April 2011, of adenocarcinoma of the lung.[6]

Outside of politics, Chen also served as spokesperson for the Kuang Feng Farmers' Association,[7] and frequently played the role of Mazu on television.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Chen Hsiu-ching (7). 31 March 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Chen Hsiu-ching (6). 31 March 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Legislative elections and referendums. 31 March 2017. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.
  4. News: Wang. Flora. Watchdog releases report on legislature. 31 March 2017. Taipei Times. 21 July 2008.
  5. News: Wang. Flora. Residency clause not a threat to Ma, KMT legislator says. 31 March 2017. Taipei Times. 11 March 2009.
  6. News: 國民黨立委陳秀卿 肺腺癌逝世. 31 March 2017. Liberty Times. Yahoo! Taiwan. 23 April 2011. zh.
  7. News: Farmers, restaurant chain promote 'non-toxic' food. 31 March 2017. Taipei Times. 3 April 2008.
  8. News: 張 . 聰秋 . 吳 . 為恭 . 施 . 曉光 . 彭 . 顯鈞 . 國民黨立委陳秀卿 肺腺癌逝世 . 27 September 2021 . Liberty Times . 23 April 2011 . zh.