Chiu Chang

Chiu Chang (Chinese: 邱彰; pinyin: Qiū Zhāng; born 1950) is a Taiwanese lawyer. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, representing the Democratic Progressive Party, and left office the next year.

Chiu Chang

MLY
邱彰
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 15 June 2002
Succeeded byLin Wen-lang
ConstituencyTaiwan
Personal details
Born1950 (age 70–71)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (1997–2002)
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Columbia University
Rutgers University
Occupationpolitician

Education and early career

Chiu studied botany at National Taiwan University before completing a master's degree in microbiology from Columbia University, while simultaneously working toward a J. D. from Columbia Law School. She later earned a doctorate in biochemistry from Rutgers University.[1] Chiu returned to Taiwan in 1989, and found work as a legal consultant.[2]

Political career

Chiu ran as an independent legislative candidate representing Taipei in 1992. After she joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 1997, Chiu ran for a legislative sat in Pingtung County the next year.[2] She was placed on the party list for the 2001 legislative elections and won a seat via proportional representation. As a candidate, Chiu expressed support for actress Chiang Hsia to join her on the party list.[3] Chiu also backed the establishment of a red light district in Taiwan.[4] Prior to taking office in February 2002, Chiu criticized the DPP's legislative organizational structure, and the regulations regarding election to the speakership.[5] Internal edicts decreed that elections for positions within the legislature were to take place via secret ballot, but for the 2002 speakership election, the Democratic Progressive Party caucus resolved to "technically display" their ballot.[6] Chiu did not do so for the vice speakership election, and was expelled from the Democratic Progressive Party for violating party rules in April.[7] She described the decision as "political assassination."[8] An impartial arbitration committee overturned the expulsion,[2] but the party caucus voted in May to censure Chiu.[9] As a result, Chiu's case was again heard by the DPP's Central Review Committee, which voted to expel her for a second time. Lin Wen-lang was selected to assume Chiu's vacant legislative seat in June.[10] Chiu petitioned the Council of Grand Justices to rule on the party's decision, but the council stated, "It is up to individual parties to decide what they should do with members who fail to obey internal rules," and dismissed her petition.[11]

Later career

After leaving the legislature, Chiu returned to her legal career. In August 2002, she represented Cheng Yu-cheng, a legislator who left Taiwan for the United States and filed for divorce from his wife.[12][13] In 2010, she represented users of Ortho Evera, in a transnational class action lawsuit.[14] In 2018, she commented on legal matters regarding the actors Sun Peng, Di Ying, and their son,[15] who was suspected of planning a shooting in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, where he was attending school.[16] In 2019, she discussed Terry Gou's candidacy in the Kuomintang presidential primary.[17]

References
  1. "Chiu Chang (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. Hsu, Crystal (6 April 2002). "Scrape with DPP leaves conbative Chiu feeling bruised". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  3. Huang, Joyce (1 April 2001). "DPP woos TV star". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  4. "Poll finds 78% of Taiwanese want a prostitution district". Taipei Times. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  5. Tsai, Ting-i (4 April 2002). "Seniority system riles newly elected DPP lawmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  6. Hsu, Crystal (1 February 2002). "Parties shore up support for vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  7. Yeh, Lindy (2 April 2002). "DPP lawmaker expelled for not disclosing vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  8. "DPP lawmaker victim of a 'political assassination'". Taipei Times. 3 April 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. "Chiu to be punished over vice speaker poll". Taipei Times. 21 May 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. "Lee Ying-yuan quits Cabinet to challenge Ma". Taipei Times. 16 June 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  11. "Law: Grand justices refuse case". Taipei Times. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  12. Hsu, Crystal (18 August 2002). "Cheng professes love for aide, admits to illegitimate child". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  13. Hsu, Crystal (10 August 2002). "Erring lawmaker seeks divorce". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  14. Mo, Yan-chih (6 February 2010). "Family blames birth control patch". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  15. Everington, Keoni (9 April 2018). "Celebrity mom helping Taiwanese terrorism suspect get off with insanity defense". Taiwan News. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  16. Selk, Avi (28 March 2018). "He came to the U.S. for high school, then acquired an arsenal to attack it, police say". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  17. Spencer, David (26 June 2019). "It's time to take the Terry Gou threat seriously". Taiwan News. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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