Ni Wen-ya

Ni Wen-ya (Chinese: 倪文亞; pinyin: Ní Wényà; 2 March 1903 – 3 June 2006) was a longtime member of the Legislative Yuan, a parliamentary body first based in the Republic of China, and later moved to Taiwan.

Ni Wen-ya MLY
倪文亞
President of the Legislative Yuan
In office 22 February 1972 – 28 April 1972
Vice President	Liu Kuo-tsai
Preceded by	Huang Guo-shu
Succeeded by	himself
In office 2 May 1972 – 18 October 1988
Preceded by	himself (acting)
Succeeded by	Liu Kuo-tsai
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office 24 February 1961 – 22 February 1972
President	Huang Guo-shu
Preceded by	Huang Guo-shu
Succeeded by	Liu Kuo-tsai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 18 May 1948 – 20 December 1988
Constituency	Chekiang 3rd
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1946–1948
Personal details
Born	2 March 1903 Yueqing, Qing Dynasty
Died	3 June 2006 (aged 103) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse(s)	Shirley Kuo
Alma mater	Columbia University
Occupation	Politician

Biography

Ni was born in Yueqing, Zhejiang, Qing China. He studied for his master's degree at Columbia University in the United States and taught at Great China University.[1]

Ni was elected to represent Chekiang Province in the parliament through the 1947 legislative elections.[2] Ni served as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, before replacing Huang Guo-shu in the top leadership position as Huang had resigned due to health reasons.[1] Ni was replaced as President of the Yuan by Liu Kuo-tsai in October 1988 when he first attempted to resign,[3] but did not relinquish his legislative seat until December 1988, when his resignation was approved.[4]

Personal life

Ni was married to Shirley Kuo. Ni died on 3 June 2006 at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.[2][5]

References

1. "Nieh Wen-ya nominated for legislature chief". Taiwan Info. 30 April 1972. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
2. "Leaders pay their last respects to Nieh Wen-ya". China Post. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
3. "Nieh Resigns; Gets His Wish". Taiwan Today. 26 December 1988. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016. Alt URL
4. "Elderly lawmaker allowed to retire". Reading Eagle. 20 December 1988. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
5. "Former speaker Ni dies". Taipei Times. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.