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Lee Yung-te
Lee Yung-te (; born 30 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council from March 2005 to March 2008 and was reappointed to the position in 2016, remaining in office until 2020. He subsequently served as culture minister from 2020 to 2023, then became chairman of the Central News Agency. Education and early career Lee obtained his bachelor's degree in politics from National Chengchi University in 1976 and master's degree in communication from Stanford University in the United States in 1991. In 1987, while working for the ''Independence Evening Post'', Lee and colleague Hsu Lu became the first Taiwanese journalists to visit China after martial law in Taiwan had been lifted, and the Chinese Civil War had ended. Political career On 15 March 2005, Lee was appointed acting chairman of Hakka Affairs Council. During his tenure, he organized the first Hakka Language Certification Exam in Taiwan. He also composed the first Hakka musical, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li (surname 李)
Li or Lee (; ) is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous ''Hundred Family Surnames.'' Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia. It is the List of common Chinese surnames, second-most common surname in China as of 2018, the second-most common surname in Hong Kong, the most common surname in Macau and the 5th most common surname in Taiwan, where it is usually romanized as "Lee". The surname is pronounced as () in Cantonese, ''Lí'' (Pe̍h-ōe-jī, poj) in Taiwanese Hokkien, but is often spelled as "Lee" in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Thailand and many overseas Chinese communities. In Macau, it is also spelled as "Lei". In Indonesia it is commonly spelled as "Lie". The common Korean name#Family names, Korean surname, "Lee (Korean surname), Lee" (also romanized as "I", "Yi", "Ri", or "Rhee"), and the Vietnamese name#Family name, Vietnamese surname, "Lý (Vietnamese name), Lý", a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chung Wan-mei
Chung Wan-mei () is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council from 1 February 2016 until 20 May 2016. Education Chung is a Hakka born in Miaoli County. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling of National Taiwan Normal University. Political career Chung became a Department Director of the Council for Hakka Affairs (CHA) in 2001. In 2008, he became the Administrative Deputy Minister of the CHA. He continued to serve the council through its renaming to the Hakka Affairs Council The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; , Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka The Hakka ( ... (HAC) on 1 January 2012. On 30 July 2014 he became the Political Deputy Minister of the HAC and became the Minister on 1 February 2016, serving until 20 May 2016. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese People
Taiwanese people are the Taiwanese nationality law, citizens and nationals of the Republic of China (ROC) and those who reside in an Overseas Taiwanese, overseas diaspora from the entire Taiwan Area. The term also refers to natives or inhabitants of the island of Taiwan and List_of_islands_of_Taiwan#List_of_islands_by_geographical_unit, its associated islands who may speak Sinitic languages (Taiwanese Mandarin, Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hokkien, Hakka Chinese, Hakka) or the Formosan languages, indigenous Taiwanese languages as a mother tongue but share a common Culture of Taiwan, culture and Taiwanese nationality law, national identity. After the Retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan, retreat of the Republic of China government to Taiwan in 1949, the Free Area of the Republic of China, actual-controlled territories of the government were limited to the main island of Taiwan and Penghu, whose administration were transferred from Empire of Japan, Japan in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million people as of October 2023 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Founded in the 17th century as a small trading village named Takau, the city has since grown into the political and economic center of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Gamma −" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. Kaohsiung is of strategic importance to the nation as the city is the main port city of Taiwan; the Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan and more than 67% of the nation's exports and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meinong District
Meinong District (WG: Meinung, Hakka: 瀰濃 Mî-nùng, ) is a Hakka district in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Meinong is one of the four districts in Kaohsiung that is the central focus of Hakka cultural development, the others being Jiasian District, Shanlin District, and Liouguei District. In March 2012, it was named one of the "Top 10 Small Tourist Towns" by the Tourism Bureau. Name During Japanese rule, the name was changed from "Mî-nùng" (瀰濃/彌濃) to Mino . "Mî-nùng" may have come from the name of a local aboriginal tribe, "Malang". History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Meinong was organized as an urban township of Kaohsiung County. On 25 December 2010, Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City and Meinong was upgraded to a district of the city. Geography *Area: 120.0316 km2. *Population: 37,092 (October 2023) *Postal Code: 843 * Households: 15,065 (October 2023) Administrative divisions The district is divid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Chu
Chen Chu (; born 10 June 1950) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese politician serving as List of presidents of the Control Yuan, president of the Control Yuan and Chairperson, chairwoman of the National Human Rights Commission (Taiwan), National Human Rights Commission since 2020. Before assuming her current post, Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President (Republic of China), Secretary-General to the President from 2018 to 2020 and Mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018, making her the longest-serving mayor of the city since the Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese occupation of Taiwan. Prior to her entrance into politics, Chen was one of the eight prominent dissidents in the Kaohsiung Incident arrested and charged in 1979. She was a political prisoner for almost six years during the martial law in Taiwan, martial law period in Taiwan. Chen had also served in various capacities with the Taipei and Kaohsiung city governments between 1995 and 2000, with the latter being t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung City
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million people as of October 2023 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Founded in the 17th century as a small trading village named Takau, the city has since grown into the political and economic center of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Gamma −" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. Kaohsiung is of strategic importance to the nation as the city is the main port city of Taiwan; the Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan and more than 67% of the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huang Yu-cheng
Huang Yu-cheng (; born 16 September 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 20 May 2008 until 1 July 2014. Hakka Affairs Council ministry Ministry resignation On 1 July 2014, Huang resigned from the ministerial post so that he could spend more time with his family, saying that since the first day he became the minister, he never had the time to have dinner with his family at home. See also * Taiwanese Hakka Taiwanese Hakka is a language group consisting of Hakka dialects spoken in Taiwan, and mainly used by people of Hakka ancestry. Taiwanese Hakka is divided into five main dialects: Sixian, Hailu, Dabu, Raoping, and Zhao'an. The most widel ... References Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent Living people Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Miaoli County Government ministers of Taiwan Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan 1952 births National Taipei University of Education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Wen-jia
Luo Wen-jia (; Hakka: Lò Vùn-kâ; born 1 January 1966) is a Taiwanese politician who is the current vice chairman and secretary-general of the Straits Exchange Foundation. He is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. Luo worked closely with Chen Shui-bian, first as Chen's legislative assistant, and later within Taipei City Government while Chen was mayor. When Chen was elected president in 2000, Luo joined the Executive Yuan as vice minister of the Council of Cultural Affairs. Between 2002 and 2004, Luo was a member of the Legislative Yuan. He left the legislature for an appointment as minister of the Council for Hakka Affairs, from which he stepped down in 2005 to run unsuccessfully for the Taipei County magistracy. Luo was subsequently defeated as a legislative candidate in 2008. Luo returned to politics in 2019, when he was named secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party. Education Luo graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peng Tien-fu
Peng Tien-fu (; 1 July 1951 – 26 November 2024) was a Taiwanese politician. Early life and education Peng was raised in Zhongli, Taoyuan. He was of Hakka descent. After graduating from Hwa Hsia University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, he earned a master's degree in management from Tamkang University and a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from the University of Manchester. He later earned a Ph.D. in technology management from Chung Hua University. Before pursuing politics, he was a teacher. Career Peng was elected to the Taoyuan County Council in 1986 and served until 1990, when he became a member of the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council. There, Peng served two terms, to 1998. In 2001, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan. Upon losing his second reelection campaign in 2008, Peng was appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council. In 2010, he declared his candidacy for a Taoyuan County by-election, but later droppe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiu Yi-ying
Chiu Yi-ying (; born 1 June 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served four terms in the Legislative Yuan, one term in the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly, and, from 2005 to 2008, was the deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council. Education Chiu earned a bachelor's degree from Martin College in Australia and earned her Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Dominican University of California in the United States. Political career A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chiu had been elected to the Central Standing Committee by 2000. In 2016, she became chair of the committee. Chiu won her first national-level office in 1996, serving on the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly until 2000. Upon taking office, Chiu became the youngest assembly member at age 25. In 2001, she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Pingtung County. Chiu was then appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
