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Yeh Chu-lan
Yeh Chu-lan (; born 1949) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Vice Premier of Taiwan under the Yu Shyi-kun cabinet. She has also served as the acting Mayor of Kaohsiung, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Minister of Council for Hakka Affairs, and the secretary-general of the presidential office of Taiwan under the Chen Shui-bian government. She was the senior advisor to President Tsai Ing-wen. Career Yeh worked in advertising for seventeen years prior to entering politics after her husband, Cheng Nan-jung, a dissident, chose to commit suicide rather than be arrested in 1989. In 1992, she was the deputy convener of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Caucus in Legislative Yuan, and convener in 1995. First DPP administration From 2000 to 2002, Yeh was third in the Cabinet in her position as Minister of Transportation and Communications. She was Chairperson of the Council for Hakka Affairs from 2002 to 2004. In 2004 she was named Vice Premier, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ye (surname)
Ye () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. It is listed 257th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames'', and is the list of common Chinese surnames, 43rd most common surname in China, with a population of 5.8 million as of 2008 and 2019. Transliterations and Derivatives * Ye in Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin, alternatively romanized as Yeh in Taiwan * Yip, Ip, Jip, or Yeap in Cantonese * Iap or Yap in Hokkien and Teochew dialect, Teochew * Yap or Yapp in Hakka Chinese, Hakka * Iek in Eastern Min * Iet in Gan Chinese, Gan * Ip in Macau * Eap in Cambodia * Ijap, Jap, Jip, Yap, or Yip in Chinese Indonesians, Indonesia * Yap, Yip, Yak, Yaap, or Yeap in Malaysia * Yap in Philippines and Singapore Derivations * As the Hanja of the Korean surnames romanized as Yeop () and Seop () * As the Chữ Nôm for the Vietnamese surname Diệp * Derived as Effendi, Japri, Yapardi, Yapina, Yappy, Yaputra, Yipman, or other Chinese Indonesian surname, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tang Fei
Tang Fei (; born 15 March 1932) is a Taiwanese politician and retired ROC Air Force general. He served as the prime minister of Taiwan from May 20 to October 2000, under the Chen Shui-bian government of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). However, as a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he did not agree with Chen and the DPP's policies and resigned five months after assuming the premiership. Biography Tang Fei was born on March 15, 1932, in Taicang, Jiangsu, Republic of China. He enrolled in the Chinese Air Force Preparatory School at the age of 12 and graduated in 1950. He later studied at the Republic of China Air Force Academy from which he graduated in 1952. He completed advanced military education at the Air Force Squadron Officers' Course in 1963, Air Force Command and General Staff College of the Armed Forces University in 1971, and the War College in 1979. He served in a wide range of combat, staff, and overseas positions during his military career, starting as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary-General To The President, Republic Of China
The secretary-general to the president is the highest-ranking official in the Office of the President, Republic of China, and supervises the staff of the office. The current secretary-general is Pan Men-an Pan Men-an (; born 15 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the magistrate of Pingtung County from 25 December 2014 to 25 December 2022. He joined the campaign team of the 2024 presidential candidate of Democratic Progressive Party, a .... Duties According to Article 9 of the Office of the President Organization Act, "The Office of the President shall have one secretary-general to the president. The secretary-general shall be a special-grade political appointee and shall, under the direction of the president, take overall charge of the affairs of the Office of the President and direct and supervise all staff." Deputy secretaries-general The secretary-general is assisted by two deputy secretaries-general. The current deputy secretaries-general are Ho Chih-wei an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Council For Hakka Affairs
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 cultural research and exchange. History The Hakka Affairs Council, officially established January 1, 2012, is a new agency resulting from the Executive Yuan’s structural reorganization. Its predecessor was the Council for Hakka Affairs, Executive Yuan, founded on June 14, 2001. The Council is the only central authority responsible for Hakka affairs in the world, and its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, build a unifying Hakka identity promoting happiness, confidence and dignity, and become a global center for Hakka cultural research and exchange. In order to catalyze the Hakka language revival and development, the Council re-structured two departments on January 18, 2021. The Department of Culture and Education is transformed into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Kaohsiung
The Mayor of Kaohsiung is the head of the Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan and is elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Chen Chi-mai who took office since 24 August 2020. Titles List of mayors Prefectural city era (appointed mayors) During this era, Kaohsiung was called . All of the mayors were appointed by the Empire of Japan. Provincial city era (appointed mayors) Provincial city era (directly elected mayors) Special municipality era (appointed mayors) Special municipality era (directly elected mayors) Special municipality era (consolidated Kaohsiung) Timeline See also * Kaohsiung City Government * Kaohsiung City Council * Kaohsiung City * List of county magistrates of Kaohsiung Notes References External links {{Kaohsiung mayors 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 . Kaohsiun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at the request of Pope John XXIII. Fu Jen has consists of twelve colleges and schools, among which are several of Taiwan's first or only academic units in Italian language, information management, info-management, museology, religious studies, philosophy. The campus is served by Fu Jen University Station, Taiwan's first metro station named after a university. Fu Jen is the oldest Catholic and Society of Jesus, Jesuit-affiliated institution of higher education in the Sinophone world, under the direct authority of the Congregation for Catholic Education of the Holy See. It is also a non-state actor of Track II diplomacy in the Holy See–Taiwan relations. Therefore, Fu Jen has #Impact, special importance i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheng Nan-jung
Cheng Nan-jung (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Hokkien: Tēnn Lâm-iông; nicknamed Nylon Deng; 12 September 1947 – 7 April 1989) was a Taiwanese publisher and pro-democracy activist. He was the founder of the Freedom Era Weekly. He is most known internationally for Self-immolation, setting himself on fire in support of Censorship in Taiwan, freedom of speech. Background and career Cheng's father was a Fuzhou people, Fuzhou immigrant in Taiwan under Japanese rule and his mother was from Keelung, Taiwan. His parents had four sons. Cheng was born in the year of the February 28 Incident. On his first job-seeking résumé, Cheng Nan-jung wrote: "I was born the year of the February 28 Incident, and this incident has tormented me throughout my life.... Only because we were protected by our neighbors were we Waishengrens safe from the wave of retaliation from the Taiwanese." He wrote that his experience growing up in the White Terror (Taiwan), White Terror drove his commitment to Taiwan indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miaoli County
Miaoli is a county (Taiwan), county in western Taiwan. Miaoli is bordered by Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City to the north, Taichung to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the west. Miaoli is Regions of Taiwan, classified as "central Taiwan" by the National Development Council (Taiwan), National Development Council and "northern Taiwan" by the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau. Miaoli City is the capital of the county, and is also known as "Mountain Town", owing to the number of mountains nearby, making it a destination for hiking. Name The name ''Miaoli'' was coined by matching Hakka Chinese sound for the characters 貓貍 to the phonetically approximate ''Pali'' (''Bari'') from the Taokas language. The resulting word () is a widespread but non-orthodox variant referring to Viverridae. In 1889, during late Taiwan under Qing rule, Qing rule, the name was modified from various forms () to its current form. History Evidence of settlement in Miaoli dates back a thousand years. Many arch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongluo
Tongluo Township is a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan. Geography * Area: * Population: 16,563 (September 2023) Administrative divisions The township comprises 10 villages: Chenglong, Fuxing, Jiuhu, Tongluo, Xinglong, Xinlong, Zhangshu, Zhaoyang, Zhongping and Zhusen. Politics The township is part of Miaoli County Constituency I electoral district for Legislative Yuan. Economy The township is the main producer of chrysanthemums in Taiwan. Tourist attractions * Hakka Yard * Miaoli Park * Ramune Soda Factory Transportation * Tongluo Station Notable natives * Yeh Chu-lan Yeh Chu-lan (; born 1949) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the Vice Premier of Taiwan under the Yu Shyi-kun cabinet. She has also served as the acting Mayor of Kaohsiung, Minister of Transportation and Communications, Minister of Coun ..., Vice Premier (2004-2005) References External links * Townships in Miaoli County {{Taiwan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan (Taiwan)
Taiwan Province ( zh, t=臺灣省 , p=Táiwān Shěng , poj=Tâi-oân-séng; PFS: ''Thòi-vàn-sén'' or ''Thòi-vân-sén'') is a ''de jure'' administrative division of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Provinces remain a titular division as a part of the Constitution of the Republic of China, but are no longer considered to have any administrative function practically. Taiwan Province covers approximately 69% of the island of Taiwan, and comprises around 31% of the total population. The province initially covered the entire island of Taiwan (Formosa), Penghu (the Pescadores), Orchid Island, Green Island, Xiaoliuqiu Island, and their surrounding islands. Between 1967 and 2014, six special municipalities (Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan, Taipei and Taoyuan) were split off from the province, all in the most populous regions. Taiwan was initially made a prefecture of Fujian Province by the Qing dynasty of China after its conquest of the Kingdom of Tungning in 168 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taipei 2nd District
Taipei City Constituency II () includes all of Datong and most of Shilin in northern Taipei. The district acquired its present boundaries since 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts. Current district * Datong Datong is a prefecture-level city in northern Shanxi Province, China. It is located in the Datong Basin at an elevation of and borders Inner Mongolia to the north and west and Hebei to the east. As of the 2020 census, it had a population o ... * Shilin: 5 sub-districts ** Shizi: 10 urban villages *** Fushun, Fuguang, Hulu, Hudong, Shezi, Shexin, Sheyuan, Yonglun, Fu'an, Fuzhou ** Hougang: 7 urban villages *** Hougang, Fuzhong, Giangang, Bailing, Chengde, Fuhua, Mingsheng ** Jieshang: 7 urban villages *** Renyong, Yixin, Fude, Fulin, Fuzhi, Jiujia, Fujia ** Zhishanyan: 4 urban villages *** Yanshan, Mingshan, Shengshan, Zhishan ** Yangmingshan: 10 urban villages *** Dangshan, Yangfu, Gangguan, X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Member Of The Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel voting system. Originally located in Nanjing, the Legislative Yuan, along with the National Assembly (electoral college) and the Control Yuan (upper house), formed the tricameral parliament under the original 1947 Constitution. The Legislative Yuan previously had 760 members representing constituencies in all of China (includes provinces, municipalities, Tibet Area, and various professions in Mainland China). Until democratization, the Republic of China was an authoritarian state under the ''Dang Guo'' system. At the time, the Legislative Yuan functioned as a rubber stamp for the ruling regime of the Kuomintang. Like parliaments or congresses of other countries, the Legislative Yuan is responsible for the passage of legislation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
