Pan Wei-kang (; born 31 March 1957), also known by her English name Tina Pan, is a Taiwanese politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002 and again between 2005 and 2016.

Education

Pan graduated from

Ming Chuan University Ming Chuan University (MCU; ) is a private university with four campuses in Taipei, Taoyuan and Kinmen in Taiwan, as well as one in Michigan, United States. MCU also has international education centers in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. ...

with a degree in accounting and statistics and earned a master's degree in

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from

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. Established in 1962, CCU is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 student ...

. She then earned her

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in law and political science at

National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a National university, national comprehensive university in Taipei and New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university enrolls approximately 17,000 students each year. Approximately 1,600 students are Intern ...

and obtained a

Master of Public Affairs A Master of Public Affairs (MPA or MPAff) is a professional graduate degree that provides training in public policy and the operation of government. Courses required for this degree educate students in public and non-profit management, policy ana ...

(M.P.A.) from

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 ...

Electoral history

She served on the Taipei County Council from 1982 to 1993, when she first won election to the Legislative Yuan. Pan ran in the 2001 elections, but lost. She returned to the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2016. Having represented Taipei for most of her legislative career, Pan was placed on the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

proportional representation party list starting in 2007 and again in 2011. She stated in February 2017 that supporters had pushed her to explore a campaign for the Kuomintang leadership election scheduled for May. Pan confirmed her candidacy for the position later that month. She placed sixth in the election, with 2,437 votes.

Political stances

Pan is the longtime chairwoman of the Modern Women's Foundation. She is also active in the National Women’s League. Pan supports a gradual elimination of prostitution in Taiwan, and voted for a 2011 bill legalizing the sex trade in red-light districts so that women who participate in designated areas would not face prosecution. She also backed the Family Proceedings Act, which sought to speed up family law-related court cases to protect women and children. Pan has proposed many amendments to the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act and believes that DNA sampling used as evidence for such legal proceedings should be applied to other cases. She views chemical castration as a form of therapy and opposes its proposed inclusion in the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act as a punishment. Pan has worked to expand the rights of immigrants to Taiwan throughout her legislative career. She attempted to lessen the waiting time required for Chinese spouses of Taiwanese nationals to seek permanent residency in Taiwan. She was critical of the

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which in 2006 researched a ban of soap operas produced in Japan, Korea, China and Hong Kong. In 2014, Pan assisted Joseph Levy, a French citizen who was born in Taiwan, with his application to Taiwan's merchant marine.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pan, Tina 1957 births Living people Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Pingtung County Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan National Taiwan Normal University alumni Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Taiwanese feminists 20th-century Taiwanese women politicians Taipei City Councilors New Taipei City Councilors 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan