Ko Yu-chin (; born 1939) is a Taiwanese politician.
Ko studied law at
Soochow University before attending the
Institute of Revolutionary Practice
The Institute of Revolutionary Practice () is an educational institution established in 1949, and affiliated with the Kuomintang.
History
On 8 July 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and a group of Kuomintang leaders, among them Chang Chi-yun, , Ku Cheng-ka ...
. She worked for
Chunghwa Post
Chunghwa Post Co., Ltd. is the official postal service of Taiwan (officially the Republic of China). Chunghwa Post was a government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications until 2003, when it was reorganized into a govern ...
and served as secretary-general of the Republic of China Postal Workers' Union before moving to the
Chinese Federation of Labor
The Chinese Federation of Labor (CFL) is a national trade union center in the Republic of China. It was founded in 1948 in mainland China, and until the government recognition of the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions in 2000, was the sole offi ...
, as its executive director.
Ko was appointed 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 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel ...
as a representative of laborers affiliated with the Kuomintang. After
functional constituencies were phased out, Ko was reelected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992 and 1995 via the Kuomintang party list.
She subsequently served as general secretary of the
Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services
The Chinese Association for Relief and Ensuing Services (also known as the CARES) (), formerly the Free China Relief Association (), is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan). The organization speciali ...
, and later became its honorary chairman.
References
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1939 births
Living people
20th-century Taiwanese women politicians
Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan
Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
Postal officials
Women trade union leaders
Taiwanese trade unionists
Soochow University (Taiwan) alumni
Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
Women trade unionists