Chen Su-yueh (Chinese: 陳素月; born 18 January 1966) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Changhua County Council from 2006 to 2014, then she won a by-election and succeeded Wei Ming-ku as a member of the Legislative Yuan in 2015.
Chen Su-yueh | |
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| 陳素月 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 16 February 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wei Ming-ku |
| Constituency | Changhua County 4th |
| Member of the Changhua County Council | |
| In office 1 March 2006 – 24 December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 January 1966 Nantou County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Chinese Culture University (BA) |
Education and early career
editChen attended primary and middle school in Nantou County, subsequently graduating from Taichung Municipal Taichung Girls' Senior High School. She earned an undergraduate degree in history at Chinese Culture University and remained at CCU to pursue a master's in the subject.[1] She has held lecturer posts at Dayeh University and National Open University.[2]
Political career
editChen has served as a representative to the Democratic Progressive Party National Congress, and as legislative assistant to Wei Ming-ku. From 2006 to 2014, she was a member of the Changhua County Council.[3] While on the county council, she called for a "crude and ill-made" statue portraying fruit placed in Yuanlin to be removed.[4] Chen contested the 2015 legislative by-election in Changhua and defeated Cho Po-yuan.[5] She took office on 16 February 2015,[1] and served out the rest of Wei Ming-ku's legislative term. Chen won her first full term in January 2016.[2] In September 2016, Chen attended a rally opposing a permit renewal for a power plant in Changhua owned by Formosa Chemicals and Fibre Corp.[6] The next month, Chen and fellow lawmakers Hung Tsung-yi and Huang Hsiu-fang expressed support for Wei Ming-ku, who, in his capacity as Changhua County magistrate, chose not to renew those permits.[7] She was also active in discussions on local and telecommunications infrastructure.[8][9] Chen ran for reelection in 2020,[10] and won a second full term that January.[3] In May 2020, Chen expressed support for an amendment to the Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act, raising fines on truck drivers who do not adequately secure cargo.[11] Appearing alongside Michelle Lin in May 2021, Chen backed Lin in calling for international drivers' licenses issued by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to include Taiwan on the document.[12] In August 2021, Chen pushed the government to expand relief programs due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, calling for childcare centers, kindergartens, and cram schools to remain eligible for vouchers, despite the end of the Triple Stimulus Voucher program, which had included these services.[13] In November 2021, Chen and Lin called attention to social media scams, stating that the National Communications Commission needed to "muster the courage" and enforce regulations on Facebook Marketplace and other social media platforms.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chen Su-yueh (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Chen Su-yueh (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Chen Su-yueh (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Tang, Shih-ming; Chung, Jake (4 September 2013). "Changhua residents say fruit sculpture is rotten". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison; Lia, Iok-sin; Chen, Wei-han (8 February 2015). "By-elections: DPP keeps 3 seats, KMT 2". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Chen, Wei-han (19 September 2016). "Thousands rally against power plant in Changhua". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Cheng, Hung-ta; Hetherington, William (2 October 2016). "Lawmakers back Changhua's rule stance". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (13 May 2017). "KMT delays infrastructure talks again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (5 October 2018). "No plans to postpone 5G license auction, NCC says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Lin, Liang-sheng; Yang, Chun-hui; Hetherington, William (9 January 2020). "2020 Elections: Han vows to quit if allegation is true". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (9 May 2020). "Drivers could face higher fines for debris on roads". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Peng, Wan-hsin; Chin, Jonathan (8 May 2021). "'Taiwan' should be on international licenses, DPP says". Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Chien, Hui-ju; Chin, Jonathan (7 August 2021). "COVID-19: Legislators urge expanding voucher scheme". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Chien, Hui-ju; Madjar, Kayleigh (5 November 2021). "Facebook scams on the rise: legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.