Chen Chin-ting

Chen Chin-ting (Chinese: 陳進丁; pinyin: Chén Jìndīng; born 26 September 1946) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2008.

Cheng Chin-ting

MLY
陳進丁
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyChanghua County
Personal details
Born (1946-09-26) 26 September 1946
Fuxing, Changhua, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang (until 2002)
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (2004–?)
Alma materNational Chengchi University
National Chung Hsing University
Pacific Western University

Education

Chen has attended the Army Transportation School, National Chengchi University, and National Chung Hsing University. He completed a bachelor's degree in business administration from Pacific Western University in the United States.[1][2]

Political career

In his early political career, Chen served as an aid to Li Yuan-tsu.[3] He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1998 and reelected in 2001. Despite his Kuomintang membership, Chen was active in the Alliance for Independent Lawmakers.[4] He was named a member of a new legislative coalition in 2001.[5] However, group leader Lo Fu-chu postponed its formation in July.[6] In June 2002, Chen defied the Kuomintang caucus by submitting his vote on a group of government appointees. For ignoring the Pan-Blue Coalition's attempt to boycott the proceedings, Chen was expelled from the KMT.[7][8]

In the 2004 legislative elections, Chen ran under the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, winning a third term.[9] He represented the NPSU in the 2008 elections, but finished second to Chen Hsiu-ching.[10] By 2011, Chen had joined the Democratic Progressive Party and registered for the 2012 legislative elections.[11] He did not win a seat, but the next year he was considered a potential DPP candidate for the Changhua County magistracy, a post eventually won by fellow DPP member Wei Ming-ku.[12][13] Chen was subsequently named the DPP director for Changhua County.[14]

Political stances

Chen believes the Republic of China and Taiwan to be equivalent entities.[15]

References
  1. "Chen Chin-ting (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. "Chen Chin-ting (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. Chung, Li-hua; Hsu, Chan-yi; Chin, Jonathan (9 March 2017). "Lee Yuan-tsu dies aged 94". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. Low, Stephanie (13 April 2001). "Legislature decides to suspend Lo". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  5. Low, Stephanie (13 June 2001). "Gary Wang clarifies political plans". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  6. Low, Stephanie (24 July 2001). "Lo Fu-chu postpones new party". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  7. Low, Stephanie (23 June 2002). "KMT caucus recommends that rebels be expelled for voting against party's line". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  8. Hsu, Crystal (2 July 2002). "Taiwanese want to get to bottom of the voting scandal, a KMT poll reveals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  9. Wu, Debby (12 December 2004). "Independents anticipate playing a crucial role in legislature". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  10. "Legislative elections and referendums" (PDF). Taipei Times. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  11. "2012 ELECTIONS: Chen's son registers for elections". Taipei Times. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  12. Lee, Hsin-fang; Hsu, Stacy (6 April 2013). "DPP seeking to gain from KMT corruption scandals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  13. Wang, Chris (20 September 2013). "DPP to mark anniversary next week". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  14. Hsiao, Alison (4 September 2015). "KMT regrets Lien's action, PFP challenged over claim". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  15. Yen, Hung-chun; Chung, Jake (12 September 2015). "Changhua DPP members vow to defend ROC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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