He Meizhi ( zh, 何梅志, born 1911) was a Chinese politician. Although she was initially among the first group of women elected to 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 ...

in 1948, her election was subsequently declared invalid.

Biography

Originally from

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, He became a teacher and was headmistress of Rehe Provincial Girls' High School. She was a delegate to the 1946 that drew up the

constitution of the Republic of China The Constitution of the Republic of China is the fifth and current constitution of the Republic of China (ROC), ratified by the Kuomintang during the Constituent National Assembly session on 25 December 1946, in Nanking, and adopted on 25 De ...

, and served on the Rehe Provincial Senate. He contested the 1948 elections to the Legislative Yuan in Rehe province and was initially declared elected. However, the other woman elected from Rehe province,

Li Hui-min Li Hui-min ( zh, 李慧民, 24 November 1918 – 23 December 1987) was a Chinese educator and politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948. Biography Originally from Kaifeng in Henan province, Li ...

claimed that He's election was invalid as she had not resigned from her role at Rehe Provincial Girls' High School five months prior to the election, as required by article 13 of the Election Act and had also used pupils at the school to promote her candidacy. The High Court of Rehe Province ruled that He had violated the electoral act, and she was replaced in parliament by .大公报, 12 May 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:He, Meizhi 1911 births Chinese schoolteachers Members of the Kuomintang 20th-century Chinese women politicians Date of death unknown