Carol Chen Wan-hui (; born 11 September 1974) is a Taiwanese politician. She was appointed a party-list member of the

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in 2022, representing the

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. Chen replaced

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, who had been elected the

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. Chen stepped down from the legislature in 2024.

Early life, education, and career

Chen was born on 11 September 1974. She is also known by the English name Carol Chen. After completing an Executive Master of Business Administration degree at

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ...

, she served as secretary-general of the Financial Literacy and Education Association.

Political career

In 2019, Chen joined the newly founded

, and was ranked ninth on the party list for proportional representation. Although she was not elected to the

during the 2020 legislative election, the TPP named Chen director of its legislative caucus office. She retained the post after accepting the party's nomination for the Yilan County magistracy in July 2022. During her magisterial campaign, Chen discussed water reclamation and storage proposals in Yilan, and made public appearances alongside TPP candidates for local legislative office. Chen won 16,412 votes, or 6.98 percent of the vote, finishing behind

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incumbent magistrate Lin Zi-miao and

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candidate . Chen subsequently succeeded

, who had won the Hsinchu mayoralty, as a member of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Wan-hui 1974 births Living people 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan Taiwan People's Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan National Chengchi University alumni Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Tainan