Chen Hung-chang

Chen Hung-chang
陳宏昌
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyTaipei County
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyTaipei County 2
Personal details
Born (1956-03-02) 2 March 1956 (age 68)
Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang (until 2019)
Parent
Alma materSze Hai College of Technology and Commerce
University of the East
OccupationPolitician

Chen Hung-chang (Chinese: 陳宏昌; pinyin: Chén Hóngchāng; born 2 March 1956) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Chen attended Luzhou Elementary School [zh] and New Taipei Municipal Luzhou High School [zh]. He graduated from the Sze Hai College of Technology and Commerce before he finished his studies at the University of the East in the Philippines.[1][2]

Political career

Chen was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992, representing Taipei County.[3] He was elected to represent Taipei County 2 in 1995,[4] 1998,[1] and 2001. Chen did not vote for the Kuomintang party caucus during his time in legislature. [5][6] Chen proposed that Ma Ying-jeou and Wang Jin-pyng form a Kuomintang presidential ticket before the Pan-Blue Coalition presidential ticket for the 2004 presidential election were finalised.[7] Chen was outspoken about a proposal to merge the People First Party into the Kuomintang after the coalition ticket of Lien Chan and James Soong lost the election. [8]

When he left the legislature at the end of his fourth term, Chen led the Luzhou Younglian Temple [zh] in New Taipei City.[9] He also served on the Kuomintang Central Review Committee.[10]

Chen got his party membership revoked after statements of the Kuomintang's 2020 presidential candidate, Han Kuo-yu, in August 2019. [11] [12][13] Chen remained a political independent after his expulsion.[14]

Personal life

Chen has a son.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Chen Hung-chang (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Chen Hung-chang (5)". Legislative Yuan.
  3. ^ "Chen Hung-chang (2)". Legislative Yuan.
  4. ^ "Chen Hung-chang (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  5. ^ Hsu, Crystal (21 February 2002). "Opposition majority finds limits". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  6. ^ Lu, Fiona (2 June 2003). "KMT rebel blasts party's voting order". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  7. ^ Huang, Sandy (8 February 2003). "Lien-Soong ticket meets with dissent". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  8. ^ Huang, Tai-lin (22 May 2004). "KMT legislators question merger with PFP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ Chang, Hsieh-sheng; Chin, Jonathan (12 August 2019). "Tsai causing 'unspeakable suffering': Han". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. ^ Maxon, Ann (14 August 2019). "KMT mulls measures against Han critic". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ Chen, Yun; Chung, Jake (14 August 2019). "Criticism of Han inappropriate: Hung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  12. ^ Maxon, Ann (13 August 2019). "KMT chapter revokes Han critic's membership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  13. ^ Yeh, Joseph Yeh. "KMT revokes membership of critic of its presidential nominee". Taipei Times. Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  14. ^ Everington, Keoni (15 August 2019). "Taiwan's KMT ousts member for calling Han gambler, alcoholic, and womanizer". Taiwan News. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  15. ^ Su, Joy (26 March 2004). "KMT lawmakers' departure raises questions of motive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Wang, Jung-hsiang; Hsiao, Sherry (15 August 2019). "KMT to expel member maligning Han". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 August 2019.