Chu Fong-chi explained

Chu Fong-chi
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Office:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency:Taoyuan 5
Term Start:1 February 2008
Term End:31 January 2012
Constituency1:Taoyuan County
Term Start1:1 February 1990
Term End1:31 January 2008
Birth Date:1948 6, df=y
Birth Place:Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Nationality:Republic of China
Alma Mater:National Cheng Kung University
Tamkang University
Northrop University

Chu Fong-chi (; 27 June 1948) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 2012.

Education

Chu is of Mainland Chinese descent.[1] She attended National Cheng Kung University and Tamkang University in Taiwan, before continuing graduate studies in the United States.[2] [3] She then became a teacher.[4]

Political career

Prior to her election to the Legislative Yuan, Chu served on the Taoyuan County Council and was active in the China Youth Corps.[5] [6] Within the Kuomintang, Chu has served on the party's Central Standing Committee.[7]

Chu was first elected to the legislature in 1989, and retained her seat though six subsequent elections, defeating Lee Yue-chin in 2008.[8] Chu ended her 2012 reelection campaign after losing a primary.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jacobs. Bruce. Taoyuan's overcrowded but key race. 16 July 2017. Taipei Times. 6 December 2004.
  2. News: Chu Fong-chi (4). 16 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Chu Fong-chi (7). 16 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  4. News: Chu Fong-chi (6). 16 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  5. News: Chu Fong-chi (3). 16 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  6. News: Chu Fong-chi (5). 16 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  7. News: Mo. Yan-chih. FEATURE: KMT standing committee struggles to stay relevant. 16 July 2017. Taipei Times. 4 August 2008.
  8. News: Legislative elections and referendums. 16 July 2017. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.
  9. News: KMT's Chu Fong-chi, other incumbents lose primaries. 17 July 2017. Taipei Times. 21 May 2011.