Su Chiao-hui

Su Chiao-hui
MLY
蘇巧慧
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2016
Preceded by Huang Chih-hsiung
Constituency New Taipei 5th
Personal details
Born (1976-04-05) 5 April 1976
Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s) Lungnan Isak Fangas (m. 2008)
Children 2
Parents Su Tseng-chang and Chan Hsiu-ling

Su Chiao-hui (Chinese: 蘇巧慧; pinyin: Sū Qiǎohuì; 5 April 1976) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer.

Legal career

Like her father Su Tseng-chang, Su Chiao-hui was a trial lawyer who did pro bono work for people in poverty.[1] While working for Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law, a firm founded by Fan Kuang-chun and John Chen, Su was mentored by Wellington Koo.[2] She has also served as executive director of her father's Eball Foundation starting in 2012.[3]

Political career

Su defeated Ou Chin-shih and Liao Yi-kun in a Democratic Progressive Party primary held in March 2015 to win her party's nomination for the fifth constituency of New Taipei City.[4] She defeated Kuomintang incumbent Huang Chih-hsiung, who had held the seat for three terms.[5][6]

Su's husband, Lungnan Isak Fangas, is an Amis filmmaker.[1][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Chang, An-chiao; Chin, Jonathan (4 November 2015). "Su Chiao-hui hopes to expand dad’s legacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Chuang, Jimmy (5 December 2004). "Koos's legal experience helping DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Lin, Enru (31 May 2014). "Brave new classroom". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Loa, Lok-sin (21 March 2015). "Lai Jui-lung wins DPP nomination". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Former premier's daughter wins seat in legislature". Central News Agency. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  6. ↑ Hou, Elaine (17 January 2016). "New faces to enter Taiwan's Legislature as young generation rises". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Lee, Daw-Ming (2012). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810879225.
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