Huang Teh-fu explained

Huang Teh-fu
Nationality:Taiwanese
Office:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 2002
Term End:31 January 2008
Constituency:Republic of China
Office1:Chairperson of the National Youth Commission
Term Start1:10 March 1997
Term End1:9 February 1998
Predecessor1:Wu Huan-lan
Successor1:Lee Jih-chu
Birth Date:3 August 1954
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Party:Kuomintang
Alma Mater:National Chengchi University
Northwestern University

Huang Teh-fu (; born 3 August 1954) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008.

Education and early career

Huang earned a bachelor's and master's degree in political science from National Chengchi University, and later obtained a doctoral degree in the subject from Northwestern University in the United States.[1] [2] Upon returning to Taiwan, Huang joined the faculty of NCCU.[3] In 2000, Huang proposed that several party positions be directly elected. The implementation of Huang's reforms resulted in the first direct election for Kuomintang chairman held in March 2001.[4]

Political career

Huang led the National Youth Commission from March 1997 to February 1998. In 2001, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time. During his first term as a legislator, Huang supported the passage of sunshine laws,[5] and backed the renaming of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to Presidents' Memorial Hall.[6] [7] He was a strong proponent for the use of absentee ballots.[8] [9] [10] By mid-2004, Huang was the deputy whip for the Kuomintang legislative caucus,[11] and was promoted at the start of the legislative session that began in July.[12]

After the Central Election Commission announced that the 2004 general elections, were scheduled for 11 December, Huang led criticism of the CEC, stating that the commission's decision favored the Democratic Progressive Party because the chosen election date was near the 25th anniversary of the 1979 Kaohsiung Incident.[13] [14] [15] The Kuomintang announced that Huang ranked eighth on its party list in September 2004.[16] Shortly after his reelection, Huang stepped down as caucus whip.[17] Upon the conclusion of Huang's second term in the legislature, he was named executive director of the Foundation for Democracy, despite opposition from the leadership of the group, some of whom subsequently resigned from the organization.[18] [19] [20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Huang Teh-fu (5). 9 September 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Huang Teh-fu (6). 9 September 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Chu. Monique. Taiwan's history updated to digital format. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 10 February 2000.
  4. News: Hung. Chen-ling. KMT reform to include direct election for chairman position. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 5 May 2000.
  5. News: Task force wants new laws to clean up party funding. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 16 March 2002.
  6. News: Hsu. Crystal. Restless DPP ponders its place in the middle. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 17 March 2002.
  7. News: Low. Stephanie. Lawmakers mull memorial change. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 17 March 2002.
  8. News: Tsai. Ting-i. KMT says it will keep pushing for absentee ballots. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 9 April 2002.
  9. News: KMT says most Taiwanese want absentee voting. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 12 April 2002.
  10. News: Hsu. Crystal. Premier backs franchise reform. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 13 April 2002.
  11. News: Lin. Chieh-yu. Presidential Office defends decision to give routine awards. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 2 June 2004.
  12. News: Wu. Debby. Huang. Jewel. Pan-blue merger struggling amid renewed discord. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 15 July 2004.
  13. News: Wu. Debby. CEC defends date for election. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 21 July 2004.
  14. News: DPP member says legislative elections should be held later. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 22 July 2004.
  15. News: Wu. Debby. Debate on propriety of holding elections on Dec. 11 goes on. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 5 August 2004.
  16. News: Wu. DEbby. New Party, KMT release legislator-at-large names. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 23 September 2004.
  17. News: Hong. Caroline. KMT in caucus whip poll. 9 September 2017. Taipei Times. 20 February 2005.
  18. News: Chiu. Yen-ling. INTERVIEW: Ma administration doesn't understand 'government'. 10 September 2017. Taipei Times. 21 June 2009.
  19. News: Chou. Ching-wen. Tseng. Wei-chen. Ma pushed me to quit: ex-TFD chief. 10 September 2017. Taipei Times. 20 March 2010.
  20. News: Tseng. Wei-chen. Ex-TFD chief invited to become adviser. 10 September 2017. Taipei Times. 21 March 2010.