Ling Yingzhen ( zh, 凌英貞, 20 July 1913 – 8 September 1981) was a Chinese politician. She was 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.

Biography

Originally from

Shanghai County Shanghai County () was a Chinese county in modern-day Shanghai Municipality. Shanghai County was first established in 1292 and finally abolished in 1992. Shanghai County was for most of its existence a part of Songjiang Prefecture, in Jiangsu ...

, Ling graduated from the University of Shanghai and worked as an advisor at the Ministry of Social Affairs. A member of the Central Women's Trade Union, Ling was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of women's trade unions in the 1948 elections.凌英貞
Legislative Yuan She relocated to Taiwan during the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1981.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ling, Yingzhen 1913 births University of Shanghai alumni Chinese civil servants Chinese women civil servants 20th-century Chinese women politicians Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan 1981 deaths