Ni Wen-ya explained

Ni Wen-ya
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Order3:Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
President3:Huang Kuo-shu
Term Start3:24 February 1961
Term End3:22 February 1972
Predecessor3:Huang Kuo-shu
Successor3:Liu Kuo-tsai
Order1:President of the Legislative Yuan
Vicepresident1:Liu Kuo-tsai
Term Start1:22 February 1972
Term End1:28 April 1972
Predecessor1:Huang Kuo-shu
Successor1:himself
Term Start2:2 May 1972
Term End2:18 October 1988
Predecessor2:himself (acting)
Successor2:Liu Kuo-tsai
Order4:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start4:18 May 1948
Term End4:20 December 1988
Constituency4:Zhejiang 3rd
Order5:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start5:1946
Term End5:1948
Birth Date:1903 3, df=yes
Death Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Birth Place:Yueqing, Qing Dynasty
Party:Kuomintang
Spouse:Shirley Kuo
Nationality:Taiwanese
Alma Mater:Columbia University
Occupation:Politician

Ni Wen-ya (; 2 March 1903 – 3 June 2006) was a longtime member of the Legislative Yuan, a parliamentary body first based in the Republic of China, and later moved to Taiwan.

Biography

Ni was born in Yueqing, Zhejiang, Qing China. He studied for his master's degree at Columbia University in the United States and taught at Great China University.[1]

Ni was elected to represent Zhejiang in the parliament through the 1947 legislative elections.[2] Ni served as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, before replacing Huang Kuo-shu in the top leadership position as Huang had resigned for health reasons.[1] Ni was replaced as President of the Yuan by Liu Kuo-tsai in October 1988 when he first attempted to resign,[3] but did not relinquish his legislative seat until December 1988, when his resignation was approved.[4]

Personal life

Ni was married to Shirley Kuo. Ni died on 3 June 2006 at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.[2] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Nieh Wen-ya nominated for legislature chief. 17 February 2016. Taiwan Info. 30 April 1972.
  2. News: Leaders pay their last respects to Nieh Wen-ya. 17 February 2016. China Post. 21 June 2006.
  3. News: Nieh Resigns; Gets His Wish. 19 February 2016. Taiwan Today. 26 December 1988. https://web.archive.org/web/20160225104329/http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/fp.asp?xItem=5180&CtNode=103. 25 February 2016. Alt URL
  4. News: Elderly lawmaker allowed to retire. 17 February 2016. Reading Eagle. 20 December 1988.
  5. News: Former speaker Ni dies. 17 February 2016. Taipei Times. 4 June 2006.