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Hsu Jung-shu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsu.

Hsu Jung-shu (Chinese: 許榮淑; born 27 December 1939) is a Taiwanese politician. She co-founded the Democratic Progressive Party in 1986, but was expelled over a 2009 trip to China.

Hsu Jung-shu
MLY
許榮淑
Hsu in July 2009
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
23 June 2005 – 31 January 2008
Preceded byTsai Huang-liang
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 1981 – 31 January 1984
ConstituencyTaiwan 3rd
Nantou County, Changhua County, Taichung County, Taichung City
Personal details
Born (1939-12-27) 27 December 1939 (age 84)
Kōshun, Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Pingtung County, Taiwan)
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyPeople United Party [zh] (since 2009)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Progressive Party (1986–2009)
SpouseChang Chun-hung
Alma materNational Taiwan Normal University
Occupationpolitician
Hsu Jung-shu
Traditional Chinese許榮淑

Education and activism edit

Hsu graduated from National Taiwan Normal University.[1] When her husband Chang Chun-hung was imprisoned in the aftermath of the 1979 Kaohsiung Incident, Hsu left her job as a teacher to run for the Legislative Yuan.[2] Because Hsu was active in the tangwai movement as a distributor of opposition publications, the Kuomintang raided her house for copies of Senh Kin and Taiwan Weekly in January 1984 and September 1985, respectively.[3][4]

Political career edit

In her 1980 election to the legislature, Hsu won 190,000 votes, a district record, and was the only tangwai-affiliated woman to be seated.[2] During her first term, Hsu continued active participation in opposition causes, visiting jailed activist Lin Hung-hsuan in January 1985 and making a May 1986 trip to the United States to address the first meeting of the US Congressional Committee for Democracy on Taiwan alongside Chou Ching-yu.[5][6] That September, she and seventeen others founded the Democratic Progressive Party.[7] Within the DPP, Hsu was linked to the New Dynamics and Formosa factions.[8][9] She was entrusted with the responsibilities of high ranking party posts, becoming the first woman to serve as party whip.[10] Hsu was also chair of the Central Review Committee and has served on the Central Standing Committee.[11][12] Though she stepped down at the end of her term in 2005, Hsu was reappointed to the Legislative Yuan when Tsai Huang-liang chose to run for the Nantou County magistracy.[13] Hsu was sworn in on 23 June.[14] The next year, Kuomintang legislator Chiu Yi accused Hsu and others of embezzlement.[15][16]

In 2007, Hsu visited China to discuss Cross-Strait crime.[17] Later that year, she was invited to attend the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Summer Games.[18] In 2009, Hsu began attending the Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum, despite senior DPP officials having advised her against it.[19][20] Hsu's party membership was suspended on 23 July 2009, and she was officially expelled four days later.[21][22] Shortly after her expulsion, Hsu founded the People United Party. She attended the 2010 forum,[23][24] and the following year declared her candidacy for the 2012 presidential election.[25] Hsu eventually dropped out of the campaign. In 2013, she was again in attendance at the Cross-Strait forum.[26] Hsu sought the presidency again in 2016, and received support from the Taiwan Progressive Party, National Health Service Alliance, and Zhongshan Party.[27][28] Her candidacy was nullified in November, as the People United Party had not submitted its petition of signatures to the Central Election Commission by the deadline.[29]

Personal life edit

Due to the events of the Kaohsiung Incident, Chang Chun-hung and Hsu Jung-shu have separated.[30][31]

References edit

  1. ^ "Chang Hsu Jung-shu (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b Ko, Shu-ling (19 February 2002). "Newsmakers: DPP lawmaker Hsu Jung-shu again raising eyebrows". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communique (15): 25. April 1984. ISSN 1027-3999.
  4. ^ "Secret police enters legislator Hsu Jung-shu's home" (PDF). Taiwan Communique (22): 19. October 1985. ISSN 1027-3999.
  5. ^ "Prison preport" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (18): 10. ISSN 1027-3999.
  6. ^ "Committee for Democracy on Taiwan Set Up in the U.S.A." (PDF). Taiwan Communique (26): 6. August 1986. ISSN 1027-3999.
  7. ^ Chung, Li-hua; Chin, Jonathan (30 September 2016). "DPP members say party must discuss core values". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (22 July 2002). "DPP doles out top party positions among factions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ Chang, Yun-ping (13 June 2004). "Factions in DPP could be near end". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (18 June 2002). "DPP legislator to become Cabinet secretary-general". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ Yeh, Lindy (2 April 2004). "DPP lawmaker expelled for not disclosing vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. ^ "DPP likely to ban attendance at mainland forum". Taiwan Today. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (15 June 2005). "DPP legislator-at-large to run for county commissioner". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Hsu Jung-shu (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Huang, Jewel; Ko, Shu-ling (11 April 2006). "Chiu Yi accuses official of graft". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ Chang, Rich (23 July 2006). "Chiu Yi criticizes prosecutors in face of multiple lawsuits". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  17. ^ "Lawmakers to visit PRC". Taipei Times. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  18. ^ "DPP duo slam Beijing". Taipei Times. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  19. ^ Chang, Rich (14 July 2009). "DPP mulls disciplinary action for PRC visit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  20. ^ "DPP members to attend mainland forum". Taiwan Today. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  21. ^ "DPP suspends cross-strait forum attendees". Taiwan Today. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  22. ^ "DPP kicks out Cross-Strait Forum recalcitrants". Taiwan Today. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  23. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (9 July 2010). "Delegation heads to Guangzhou for KMT-CCP forum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  24. ^ "Ma stresses pragmatic cross-strait relations". Taiwan Today. 9 July 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  25. ^ "Independent candidates' registration period ends". Taipei Times. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  26. ^ "Ma restates stance on cross-strait political issues". Taiwan Today. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  27. ^ "Taiwan elections - A contest between women". Deutsche Welle. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  28. ^ "許榮淑參選總統 矢志用人生最後力量改造台灣". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  29. ^ "中選會：4組獨立參選人連署不足額" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  30. ^ Hsu, Crystal (9 May 2002). "Chang boosts rival for presidency of Examination Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  31. ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (30 April 2002). "Yao leads Examination Yuan chief hopefuls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Shú" is the pronunciation of the character "淑" in the Republic of China area, including Taiwan. In Mainland China this character would be pronounced "shū"
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