Shen Fa-hui explained

Shen Fai-hui
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Smallimage:立法委員沈發惠.jpg
Caption:Shen as a member of the 10th Legislative Yuan
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency:Republic of China
Term Start:1 February 2020
Constituency2:Taipei County 3
Term Start2:1 February 2005
Term End2:31 January 2008
Order3:Member of the New Taipei City Council
Term Start3:25 December 2010
Term End3:24 December 2018
Order4:Member of the Taipei County Council
Term Start4:1 March 1998
Term End4:31 January 2005
Birth Date:1966 11, df=y
Birth Place:Xizhi, Taipei County, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Nationality:Taiwanese
Alma Mater:Tunghai University
National Taiwan University
Occupation:politician

Shen Fa-hui (; born 2 November 1966) is a Taiwanese politician.

Career

Shen studied law at Tunghai University, and later earned a master's in public administration from National Taiwan University. While in college, he was active in the Wild Lily student movement and later worked for Frank Hsieh as a legislative assistant and with Chen Shui-bian's 1994 Taipei mayoral campaign.[1] [2] Within the Democratic Progressive Party, Shen was affiliated with the New Tide faction.[3] He has also led the DPP's Policy Committee.[4] Following his tenure within the policy committee, Shen became a member of the party's central standing committee.[5] [6]

Shen served on the Taipei County Council from 1998 to 2005, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan.[1] [7] He ended his reelection campaign in May 2007, after losing a party primary,[8] and returned to work for Frank Hsieh.[9] Shen was elected to the New Taipei City Council in 2010.[10] He lost a legislative bid in 2012,[11] but was reelected to the NTCC in 2014.[12] In 2015, the Taiwan High Court ruled that Shen and nine other city council members were not guilty of displaying their vote in a council speakership election held by secret ballot in 2010.[13] Shen was supportive of Sunflower Student Movement activist and academic Huang Kuo-chang's 2016 legislative campaign.[14] Shen stepped down from the New Taipei City Council at the end of his second term in 2018, and returned to the Legislative Yuan in 2020.[15] Shen won a second consecutive term on the Legislative Yuan in 2024, and his third term overall.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Shen Fai-hui (6). 18 July 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Chung. Jake. FEATURE: A-tsai's restaurant to be razed by renewal project. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 9 April 2012.
  3. News: Wang. Flora. DPP 'bandits' in call for rational debate. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 30 December 2006.
  4. News: Hsu. Jenny W.. Legislative elections and referendums: DPP and KMT referendums fail. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.
  5. News: Lee . Hsin-fang . Presidential race: Tsai's presidential election campaign team to be ready by the end of August . 16 August 2020 . Taipei Times . 23 July 2020.
  6. News: Yang . Chun-hui . DPP urges Kaohsiung residents to vote . 16 August 2020 . Taipei Times . 4 June 2020.
  7. News: Huang. Jewel. DPP's plan frustrates some candidates. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 28 November 2004.
  8. News: Wang. Flora. DPP members cull New Tide and 'bandits'. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 8 May 2007.
  9. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Wang. Flora. Lu readies new group to stop nuclear plant. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 12 March 2008.
  10. News: Lee. Hsin-fang. Lu readies new group to stop nuclear plant. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 20 September 2011.
  11. News: Shan. Shelley. 2012 ELECTIONS: Pan-greens make gains in legislature. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 15 January 2012.
  12. News: Loa. Iok-sin. Huang Kuo-chang announces run for legislature. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 28 July 2015.
  13. News: Pan. Jason. Councilors not guilty in 'ballot-flashing' case. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 16 January 2015.
  14. News: Loa. Iok-sin. Huang Kuo-chang denies planning to run in Sijhih. 18 July 2017. Taipei Times. 28 June 2015.
  15. News: Kao . Shih-ching . Virus Outbreak: FSC mulls easing fines for not holding shareholder meetings . 16 August 2020 . Taipei Times . 5 March 2020.
  16. News: Chen . Yun . Pan . Jason . DPP unveils legislator-at-large list, with Kuma Academy’s Puma Shen . 3 February 2024 . 16 November 2023.