Shiaan-Bin Huang () was a member of parliament of South Africa and member of the

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(ANC). He was also regional chairman of the

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before floor crossing to the ANC. Huang has a PhD Business Administration (US) as well as an

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(Wilson Institute of Management HK). He was the deputy mayor of

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in KwaZulu-Natal as well as executive councillor of Newcastle from 1995 to 2004. He is the first Chinese deputy mayor in Newcastle's history. Huang served on the following South African Parliamentary Committees: *committee member, Economic Development Committee. *committee member, Portfolio Committee On Home Affairs *committee member, Portfolio Committee On Public Works Huang left parliament on 6 May 2014.

Controversies

In September 2009 a company, Ascendo Industrial, which is owned by Huang's wife was awarded a product licence by

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to allowing Ascendo to use FIFA's logo and brand name for the

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in South Africa. In a deal signed by Huang – who was company's managing director at the time – Ascendo Industrial then subcontracted the production of FIFA memorabilia to a Shanghai Fashion Plastic & Gifts in China.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Huang, Shiaan-Bin Living people South African businesspeople South African people of Chinese descent South African politicians of Chinese descent Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2004–2009 Members of the National Assembly of South Africa 2009–2014