Ho Hsin-chun (Chinese: 何欣純; pinyin: Hé Xīnchún; Wade–Giles: Ho Hsin-ch'un; born 18 December 1973) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, she has served on the Legislative Yuan since 2012.[1]

Ho Hsin-chun
何欣純
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Preceded byChien Chiao-tung
ConstituencyTaichung 7
Personal details
Born (1973-12-18) 18 December 1973 (age 50)
Taichung County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
RelationsFreddy Lim (cousin)
Alma materNational Cheng Kung University
University of York

Early life edit

Ho obtained her bachelor's degree from National Cheng Kung University and master's degree in women's studies from University of York in the United Kingdom.[2]

Political career edit

Ho had served as the Greater Taichung councilor for the DPP. On Thursday September 22, 2011 Hung Yao-fu, the deputy secretary general of the DPP, announced that she was the victor, among five candidates, in a poll for a potential DPP candidate for the seventh district of Greater Taichung. She was to run against Cheng Li-wun, the KMT candidate.[3]

Personal life edit

Legislator Freddy Lim of the 5th Constituency of Taipei City is also her younger maternal cousin.

References edit

  1. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan. "Free-for-all breaks out in legislature." Taipei Times. Wednesday June 26, 2013 - Page 1. Retrieved on June 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China-Ho, Hsin-Chun-Brief Introduction". 23 July 2013.
  3. ^ Wang, Chris. "DPP proffers Normandy landings election analogy." Taipei Times. Friday September 23, 2011. p. 3. Retrieved on June 27, 2013.