Huang Min-hui

Huang Min-hui
黃敏惠
Chairperson of the Kuomintang
Interim
In office
16 January 2016 – 30 March 2016
Preceded by Eric Chu
Succeeded by Hung Hsiu-chu
Vice Chairperson of Kuomintang
In office
22 November 2008 – 16 January 2016
Serving with Hau Lung-pin
Chairman Wu Po-hsiung
Ma Ying-jeou
Eric Chu
Mayor of Chiayi City
In office
20 December 2005 – 25 December 2014
Deputy Lee Si-jin[1]
Preceded by Chen Li-chen
Succeeded by Twu Shiing-jer
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2005
Personal details
Born (1959-01-20) 20 January 1959
Dongshi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater National Taiwan Normal University
National Chiayi University

Huang Min-hui (Chinese: 黃敏惠; pinyin: Huáng Mǐnhuì) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the mayor of Chiayi City in 2005–2014 and vice chairperson of Kuomintang. Between 1999 and 2005, she was a member of the Legislative Yuan.[2]

Early life

Huang did her bachelor's degree in Chinese literature from National Taiwan Normal University and her master's degree in business administration from National Chiayi University.[3]

Chiayi City Mayorship

Huang was elected as the Mayor of Chiayi City after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.[4]

2005 Chiayi City Mayoralty Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Chen Li-chen (陳麗貞) DPP62,122 45.37%
2Huang Min-hui KMT74,786 54.63%

She then secured her second mayoral term after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election on 5 December 2009 and took office on 20 December 2009.[5]

2009 Chiayi City Mayoralty Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Huang Min-hui KMT69,962 52.20%
2Lin Sheng-fen (林聖芬)Independent2,801 2.09%
3Twu Shiing-jer DPP61,268 45.71%

KMT Chairperson

Huang Min-hui was appointed acting chairperson of the KMT on 18 January 2016 after Eric Chu resigned to accept responsibility for the KMT's poor results in the 2016 presidential and legislative election.[6] On 27 January 2016 Huang declared her candidacy for the KMT chairperson by-election.[7] She submitted a petition of 67,926 signatures to the party on 22 February, to officially register as a candidate.[8] The party confirmed 37,780 of those signatures on 26 February, validating her candidacy.[9] Huang won 46,341 votes, finishing second in the election held on March 26.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Deputy Mayor-Chiayi City Government". Chiayi.gov.tw. 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. ↑ "Taiwan Quick Take: Mayor wants prison museum". Taipei Times. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). p. 92. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (4 December 2005). "KMT makes history in Chiayi City". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Almost the status quo" (PDF). Taipei Times. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Eric Chu appoints Huang Min-hui as interim KMT chair". Taipei Times. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "KMT acting chairperson to bid for party leadership (update)". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Four register for KMT chairman race". Taipei Times. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Hsieh, Chia-chen; Low, Y.F. (26 February 2016). "Four qualified to run for KMT chairmanship". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Hsiao, Alison (27 March 2016). "Hung elected KMT's first chairwoman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
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Party political offices
Preceded by
Eric Chu		 Chairperson of the Kuomintang
Interim
16 January 2016 - 26 March 2016 		Succeeded by
Hung Hsiu-chu


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