Yu Chen Yueh-ying

Yu Chen Yueh-ying
余陳月瑛
Magistrate of Kaohsiung County
In office
20 December 1985 – 20 December 1993
Preceded by Tsai Ming-yao
Succeeded by Yu Cheng-hsien
Personal details
Born (1926-09-02)2 September 1926
Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died 26 May 2014(2014-05-26) (aged 87)
Niaosong, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Children Yu Cheng-hsien

Yu Chen Yueh-ying (Chinese: 余陳月瑛; pinyin: Yú Chén Yuèyīng; 2 September 1926 – 26 May 2014) was a Taiwanese politician, judge and matriarch of the Yu family, a political family who dominated politics in the former Kaohsiung County for more than thirty years.[1] (Kaohsiung County was merged with Kaohsiung City on December 25, 2010, to form a special municipality, Kaohsiung). Her six children include former Interior Minister Yu Cheng-hsien, who headed the ministry from 2002 to 2004.[2][3]

Yu Chen's father-in-law, Yu Teng-fa (余登發), served as the Commissioner of Kaohsiung County from 1960 until 1963.[1]

In 1963, Yu Chen entered politics by running as a candidate for Taiwan Provincial Council. She served on the Provincial Council for four terms.[1]

In 1981, Yu Chen ran for Kaohsiung County magistrate, but lost by Tsai Ming-yao of the Kuomintang (KMT) by just over 3,000 votes.[1][2][3] She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1982.[1][2] In 1985, Yu-Chen ran for Kaohsiung County Commissioner again and defeated incumbent Commissioner Tsai Ming-yao in a rematch.[1][2] She became the first female county commissioner in 1987, following the end of Martial law in Taiwan.[2] Yu Chen served as County Commissioner for two-terms until 1993.[1]

Her son, Yu Cheng-hsien (余政憲), succeeded her as Kaohsiung County Commissioner for two consecutive, four year terms.[1][2] He then served as Taiwan's Interior Minister from 2002 to 2004 as a member of Democratic Progressive Party.

Yu Chen died at Kaoshiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Kaohsiung on May 26, 2014, at the age of 87.[1] Her funeral was held at the Yu family's hometown of Ciaotou District.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Yu Chen Yueh-ying dies". Taipei Times. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "End of a dynasty: Late Yu Chen Yueh-ying's legacy in Kaohsiung". China Times. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  3. 1 2 "Former Kaohsiung magistrate Yu Chen Yueh-ying dies at 87". China Times. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
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