Chiu Yi-ying

Chiu Yi-ying or Alice Chiu (Chinese: 邱議瑩; pinyin: Qiū Yìyíng; born 1 June 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served four terms in the Legislative Yuan, one term in the National Assembly, and from 2005 to 2008 was the deputy minister of Hakka Affairs Council.

Chiu Yi-ying MLY
邱議瑩
Chiu in November 2013
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2012
Preceded by	Chung Shao-ho
Constituency	Kaohsiung 1
In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2012
Constituency	Republic of China
In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2005
Constituency	Pingtung County
Deputy Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council
In office June 2005 – January 2008
Minister	Lee Yung-te
Preceded by	Lee Yung-te
Succeeded by	Peng Tien-fu
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1996–2000
Personal details
Born	1 June 1971 Pingtung County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Lee Yung-te ​ (m. 2011)​
Alma mater	Dominican University of California

Education

Chiu earned a master's in business administration from the Dominican University of California in the United States.[1][2]

Political career

A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chiu had been elected to the Central Standing Committee by 2000.[3][4] In 2016, she became chair of the committee.[5]

Chiu won her first national-level office in 1996,[6] serving on the National Assembly until 2000. Upon taking office, Chiu became the youngest assembly member at age 25.[7] In 2001, she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Pingtung County. Chiu was then appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council in June 2005.[8] Chiu was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation party list for the 2008 legislative elections and won,[9][10] necessitating her resignation from the Hakka Affairs Council, where she was replaced by Peng Tien-fu.[11][12] In 2012, Chiu defeated Kaohsiung 1 incumbent Chung Shao-ho and won reelection in 2016.

2012 Kaohsiung 1 Legislative Yuan Electoral result
Order	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage	Elected
1	Chiu Yi-ying	Democratic Progressive Party	89,913	54.32%
2	Chung Shao-he	Kuomintang	75,627	45.68%
Eligible voters			223,797
Votes			167,791
Valid			165,540
Invalid			2,251
Turnout			74.97%

2016 Kaohsiung 1 Legislative Yuan Electoral result[13]
Order	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage	Elected
1	Chiu Yi-ying	Democratic Progressive Party	87,432	59.02%
2	鍾易仲	Kuomintang	58,689	39.62%
3	劉子麟	Chinese Reunification Party	669	0.45%
4	莊婷欣	Peace Dove Alliance Party	1,346	0.91%
Eligible voters			224,630
Votes			150,819
Valid			148,136
Invalid			2,683
Turnout			67.14%

Controversy

Chiu supported a 2003 amendment to Taiwanese copyright law that was unpopular with rapper Jeff Huang. Huang wrote a song titled "Retribution" about the amendment's supporters, two of whom, Chiu and Chang Hsueh-shun, sued him for libel.[14] The Taipei District Court ruled in May 2007 that Huang was not guilty of libel.[15]

Chiu has been involved in many altercations on the floor of the Legislative Yuan. In April 2009, Lee Ching-hua called Chiu a shrew, and in response, she hit him.[16][17] In another instance, Chiu attempted to unplug a loudspeaker Kuomintang legislators were using to disrupt a review of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, while Chiang Kui-fang tried to stop her.[18] While meeting as a member of the legislature's economics committee in November 2016, Chiu was overheard saying there was "no use talking to these huan-a," using a derogatory Hokkien word to refer to Kuomintang aboriginal representatives.[19] She later apologized.[20] In July 2017, Chiu attempted to break up a group of Kuomintang lawmakers who were protesting the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program. Hsu Shu-hua slapped Chiu across the face. Chiu responded by pulling her hair. Chiu later engaged Lee Yen-hsiu, Lin Te-fu, and Huang Chao-shun.[21]

Personal life and family

Chiu's grandfather Chiu Ching-te was a member of the Pingtung County Assembly and served two terms as Pingtung City mayor. Her father, Chiu Mao-nan, was elected to the Pingtung County Council, and, in 1977, bid for the mayoralty of Pingtung, before withdrawing from the Kuomintang and abandoning the campaign.[7] Another relative, Chiu Lien-hui, was active Pingtung County politics from 1959 to 1996.[22] Chiu Yi-ying's younger brother Chiu Ming-chang is also a politician.[23]

Chiu Yi-ying married Lee Yung-te in April 2011, whom she had met while serving on the Hakka Affairs Council.[24] Later that year, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.[25] To maintain her health, Chiu began jogging, juicing, and cut red meat from her diet.[26][27] In January 2013, Chiu and Lee held their wedding banquet, which had been postponed due to the 2012 election cycle and Chiu's cancer treatment.[28]

References

1. "Chiu Yi-Ying (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
2. "Chiu Yi-Ying (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
3. Hung, Chen-ling (25 May 2000). "DPP reschedules party chairman vote for June". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
4. Huang, Joyce (3 August 2000). "KMT undecided on all-party talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
5. Lu, Hsin-hui; Kuo, Chung-han (17 July 2016). "Ruling DPP's new central standing committee elected". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
6. Low, Stephanie (4 October 2002). "For many of the nation's leaders, politics is a family affair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
7. Wang, Chris (1 January 2012). "Young lawmakers carry on political family tradition". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
8. "Hsieh confirms new officials". Taipei Times. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
9. Engbarth, Dennis; Chang, Ling-yin (18 May 2007). "DPP unveils list of nominees for at-large officials". Taiwan News. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
10. Wang, Flora (19 May 2007). "Lawmakers bicker over DPP primary". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
11. Ko, Shu-ling (17 January 2008). "Chang will remain as premier: Chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
12. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (1 February 2008). "Former legislators who lost their seats recruited to Cabinet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
13. "區域立法委員選舉 高雄市 第1選舉區 候選人得票數" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-01-19.
14. Chuang, Jimmy (11 August 2006). "Lawmakers and rapper go toe-to-toe over insults". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
15. Chuang, Jimmy (11 May 2007). "Court rules in favor of riled rapper". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
16. Wang, Flora; Ko, Shu-ling (23 April 2009). "Legislative meeting ends in clashes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
17. Loa, Iok-sin (24 April 2009). "Group pans legislators for abusive conduct". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
18. Loa, Iok-sin (14 March 2014). "Violent skirmish, condemnations mark second day". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
19. Hsiao, Alison (17 November 2016). "KMT slams DPP over Japan imports". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
20. Tseng, Wei-chen; Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chin, Jonathan (19 November 2016). "DPP lawmaker sorry for ethnic slur". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
21. Lin, Sean (14 July 2017). "DPP lawmaker slapped at legislature". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
22. Chuang, Jimmy (14 June 2010). "NEWSMAKER: Taichung sheriff vows to clean up". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
23. Tseng, Wei-chen; Chung, Jake (9 September 2013). "Wiretapping of officials common practice: legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
24. "DPP couple marries". Taipei Times. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
25. "DPP legislator Chiu Yi-ying to start chemotherapy". Taiwan News. 9 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
26. Lee, Yu-hsin; Su, Fang-ho; Pan, Jason (3 February 2014). "Lawmakers cross political divide to promote vegetarian fare for holidays". Taipei Times.
27. Chiu, Yen-ling; Hetherington, William (1 February 2017). "DPP lawmaker details her battle with ovarian cancer". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
28. "Lawmaker Chiu Yi-ying hosts wedding banquet". AsiaOne. 6 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2017.