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Hung Hsiu-chu
Hung Hsiu-chu (Chinese: 洪秀柱; pinyin: Hóng Xiùzhù; born 7 April 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), she served as the 8th chair of the Kuomintang from 2016 to 2017, the first woman to serve in the office.
Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990, and was the Vice President of the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016, her eighth term. She became the first female deputy speaker of the Legislative Yuan. She became the Kuomintang's first elected chairwoman later that year, serving until June 2017. She became known as "xiao la jiao" or "little hot pepper" for her straight-talking style.
The Kuomintang nominated Hung as the party's presidential candidate for the 2016 elections on 19 July 2015, a month after she had won the party's primary election. Her public support remained low, and she was replaced as candidate by KMT Chairman Eric Chu. Hung succeeded Chu as the Kuomintang's first elected female leader in March 2016 after the defeat of the KMT in the 2016 elections.
Hung was born in Taipei County on 7 April 1948 as the second eldest child of the family. Her father, Hung Zi-yu (Chinese: 洪子瑜), born in Yuyao, Zhejiang, was a victim of political prosecution during the White Terror in Taiwan. Hung attended Dongyuan Elementary School and Taipei Second Girls' High School (now Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School). She won first place in a citywide storytelling contest as a fifth grader.
Hung's father had high expectations of her to pursue an education in law due to his experience being politically persecuted. Hung thus only applied to six law schools, and was accepted by the College of Chinese Culture (the present-day Chinese Culture University) in Taipei at the Department of Law with a full-tuition scholarship from Chang Chi-yun, the college's founder. During college, Hung worked in the evenings as a tutor to help support her family and pay for her college expenses. She graduated from Chinese Culture University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1970.
After graduating from college in 1970, Hung took the bar exam, but did not pass in her first attempt. That year, the Ministry of Education extended mandatory public education to nine years and Hung began her ten-year career in education. Hung first taught at the Xihu High School of Industry and Commerce, and the following year she started teaching at the Taipei County Municipal Xiufeng Senior High School, also serving as Director of Student Affairs.[citation needed]
Hung earned her Master of Arts degree in education from Northeast Missouri University (now Truman State University) in August 1991 in the United States, and she also took continuing education coursework at National Chengchi University and National Taiwan Normal University.
Hung joined KMT in 11th grade when she was recommended by her dean as an excellent student, and often participated in party activities.
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Hung Hsiu-chu
Hung Hsiu-chu (Chinese: 洪秀柱; pinyin: Hóng Xiùzhù; born 7 April 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), she served as the 8th chair of the Kuomintang from 2016 to 2017, the first woman to serve in the office.
Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990, and was the Vice President of the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016, her eighth term. She became the first female deputy speaker of the Legislative Yuan. She became the Kuomintang's first elected chairwoman later that year, serving until June 2017. She became known as "xiao la jiao" or "little hot pepper" for her straight-talking style.
The Kuomintang nominated Hung as the party's presidential candidate for the 2016 elections on 19 July 2015, a month after she had won the party's primary election. Her public support remained low, and she was replaced as candidate by KMT Chairman Eric Chu. Hung succeeded Chu as the Kuomintang's first elected female leader in March 2016 after the defeat of the KMT in the 2016 elections.
Hung was born in Taipei County on 7 April 1948 as the second eldest child of the family. Her father, Hung Zi-yu (Chinese: 洪子瑜), born in Yuyao, Zhejiang, was a victim of political prosecution during the White Terror in Taiwan. Hung attended Dongyuan Elementary School and Taipei Second Girls' High School (now Taipei Municipal Zhongshan Girls High School). She won first place in a citywide storytelling contest as a fifth grader.
Hung's father had high expectations of her to pursue an education in law due to his experience being politically persecuted. Hung thus only applied to six law schools, and was accepted by the College of Chinese Culture (the present-day Chinese Culture University) in Taipei at the Department of Law with a full-tuition scholarship from Chang Chi-yun, the college's founder. During college, Hung worked in the evenings as a tutor to help support her family and pay for her college expenses. She graduated from Chinese Culture University with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1970.
After graduating from college in 1970, Hung took the bar exam, but did not pass in her first attempt. That year, the Ministry of Education extended mandatory public education to nine years and Hung began her ten-year career in education. Hung first taught at the Xihu High School of Industry and Commerce, and the following year she started teaching at the Taipei County Municipal Xiufeng Senior High School, also serving as Director of Student Affairs.[citation needed]
Hung earned her Master of Arts degree in education from Northeast Missouri University (now Truman State University) in August 1991 in the United States, and she also took continuing education coursework at National Chengchi University and National Taiwan Normal University.
Hung joined KMT in 11th grade when she was recommended by her dean as an excellent student, and often participated in party activities.
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