Yeh Chin-fong (Chinese: 葉金鳳; pinyin: Yè Jīnfèng; born 22 June 1943) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2000.[1]
Yeh Chin-fong | |
|---|---|
葉金鳳 | |
| Minister of Justice of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 20 May 2000 | |
| Deputy | Tseng Yung-fu |
| Preceded by | Cheng Chung-mo |
| Succeeded by | Chen Ding-nan |
| Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China | |
| In office 15 May 1997 – 5 February 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Fong-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Huang Chu-wen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1943 (age 80) Taichū, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | National Taipei University |
Minister of Justice edit
1999 judicial person of the year edit
In January 2000, Yeh was chosen as the Judicial Person of the Year for 1999.[2]
2001 Changhua County magistrate election edit
On 1 December 2001, Yeh joined the Changhua County magistrate election from Kuomintang. However, she lost to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Wong Chin-chu.[3]
| 2001 Changhua County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 |  PFP |
Cheng Hsiu-chu (鄭秀珠) | 39,056 | 6.37% | ||
| 2 |  KMT |
Yeh Chin-fong | 257,504 | 41.99% | ||
| 3 |  DPP |
Wong Chin-chu | 301,584 | 49.17% | 
| |
| 4 | Independent | Hong Can-min (洪參民) | 8,219 | 1.34% | ||
| 5 | Independent | Chen Wan-zhen (陳婉貞) | 6,934 | 1.13% | ||
References edit
- ^ "Moving to the Hot Seat". CNN. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "Justice minister gets 'top\' spot in rankings - Taipei Times". 12 January 2000.
- ^ "Women must break political ceiling - Taipei Times". 15 November 2001.
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