Levi Ying Explained

Levi Ying
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Smallimage:營志宏.jpg
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 1999
Term End:31 January 2002
Constituency:Overseas Chinese
Order2:Acting Convenor of the New Party National Committee
Term Start2:December 2001
Term End2:January 2002
Predecessor2:Hsieh Chi-ta
Successor2:Yok Mu-ming
Order3:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start3:1997
Term End3:1998
Birth Date:1949
Birth Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Death Date:April 29, 2013 (age 64)
Death Place:California, United States
Party:New Party
Otherparty:Kuomintang
Nationality:Taiwanese
American
Alma Mater:National Taiwan University
National Chengchi University
Whittier Law School
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Lawyer

Levi Ying (; 1949–2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the National Assembly before serving on the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002. Ying relinquished American citizenship to seek political office in Taiwan, and regained American citizenship before his death in 2013.

Early life and legal career

Ying was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1949.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in political science from National Taiwan University and obtained a master's degree in East Asian studies from National Chengchi University.[2] Ying then moved to the United States, and earned a SJD from Whittier Law School in California, setting up a law practice there prior to launching a political career in his native Taiwan.[3]

Political career

Ying served in the National Assembly as a member of the Kuomintang.[4] He renounced U.S. citizenship to take up the position.[5] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1998 as a New Party politician, and lost reelection in 2001,[6] as all New Party legislative incumbents failed to retain their legislative seats.[7] [8]

Later life

After Ying's term ended, he moved back to the U.S. on a green card sponsored by his wife, who had remained a U.S. citizen, and he eventually naturalized as a U.S. citizen once again.[5] He died on April 29, 2013, aged 64.[9] His funeral was held at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: 作者簡介: 營志宏. 4 May 2017. Yang-Chih Book Co..
  2. News: Levi C. Ying (4). 4 May 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Lin. Irene. Divorce law reform urged. 12 November 2016. Taipei Times. 29 December 1999.
  4. News: Liu. Weiling. Mongolian visitors draw attention to border debate. 12 November 2016. Taiwan Today. 15 August 1997. 13 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161113033957/http://www.taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=15575&CtNode=451. dead.
  5. News: 台灣政要放棄美國籍,只是政治遊戲 專家:想恢復並不難. World Journal. 9 December 2011. 10 March 2017. Alt URL
  6. News: Hsu. Crystal. Lawmakers agree to take up budget on return to work. 12 November 2016. Taipei Times. 6 December 2001.
  7. News: Tsai. Ting-I. Lin. Mei-Chun. Rallies vie for hearts and minds. 12 November 2016. Taipei Times. 18 November 2002.
  8. News: Tsai. Ting-I. Celebrities do well in Taipei City. 12 November 2016. Taipei Times. 8 December 2002.
  9. News: 台灣前立法委員、前洛杉磯新黨之友會召集人、全美中華青年聯合會榮譽主席、美國中國和平統一促進會首任主席. 23 November 2019. Chinese Daily. 28 May 2013. zh.
  10. News: 营志宏病逝 美联盟缅怀. Chinese Daily. 18 May 2013. 10 March 2017.