Chiang Nai-shin
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chiang Nai-shin
| native_name = {{nobold|蔣乃辛}}
| native_name_lang = zh-tw
| honorific-suffix = MLY
| image = Chiang Nai-shin (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| office = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| term_start = 29 March 2009
| term_end = 1 February 2020
| predecessor = Diane Lee
| successor = Lin Yi-hua
| constituency = Taipei 6th
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|9|24}}
| birth_place = Shanghai, Republic of China
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| party = Kuomintang
| education = National Chengchi University (BA)
Tatung University (MBA)
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Chiang Nai-shin ({{zh|t=蔣乃辛|p=Jiǎng Nǎixīn}}; born 24 September 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Taipei City Council from 1982 to 2009, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan.
Education
After graduating from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and business, Chiang attended Tatung University, where he earned a master's degree in business administration.{{cite news|title=Chiang Nai-shin (8)|url=http://www.ly.gov.tw/en/03_leg/legIntro.action?lgno=00093&stage=8|accessdate=21 February 2016|publisher=Legislative Yuan}}
Political career
Chiang was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1981 and served until 2009.{{cite news|title=Councilors of the 10th Term of Taipei City|url=http://www.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=975179&ctNode=21656&mp=100059|accessdate=21 February 2016|publisher=Taipei City Council}} {{cite news|title=Councilors of Taipei City (2007)|url=http://www.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=976203&ctNode=21318&mp=100060|accessdate=21 February 2016|publisher=Taipei City Council}} After Diane Lee resigned her legislative seat in January 2009, Chiang won a four-way primary held on 8 February to represent the Kuomintang in the resulting by-election.{{cite news|title=Diane's legislative seat up for grabs March 28|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/01/16/192247/Diane's-legislative.htm|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=China Post|date=16 January 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Mo|first1=Yan-chih|title=Chiang wins KMT primary race|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/02/09/2003435651|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=9 February 2009}} He subsequently defeated six other candidates in the by-election held on 28 March.{{cite news|last1=Mo|first1=Yan-chih|title=KMT retains Da-an with Chiang's win|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/03/29/2003439687|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=29 March 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Mo|first1=Yan-chih|title=Top KMT, DPP leaders join final push for Da-an|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/03/28/2003439600|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=28 March 2009}}
The Democratic Progressive Party nominated retired baseball player {{Interlanguage link multi|George Chao|zh|3=趙士強}} to run against Chiang in 2012.{{cite news|last1=Chao|first1=Vincent Y.|title='Smiling George' to run for DPP in Da-an|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/05/26/2003504188|accessdate=26 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=26 May 2011}}{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Shu-hua|last2=Wang|first2=Hung-kuo|last3=Lee|first3=Bear|title=Former athletes bring competitive spirit to politics|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/search/201105250039.aspx?q=bear|accessdate=26 February 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=25 May 2011}} During his 2016 campaign, Chiang was first opposed by Freddy Lim, a member of the New Power Party,{{cite news|author1=Lii Wen|title=NPP nominates political novices|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/02/25/2003612201|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=25 February 2015}} who soon ceded the race to fellow candidate {{ill|Fan Yun (politician)|lt=Fan Yun|zh|范雲 (臺灣)}} of the Social Democratic Party.{{cite news|last1=Lii|first1=Wen|author1-link=Lii Wen|title=Freddy Lim withdraws from Daan poll|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/03/17/2003613748|accessdate=18 November 2015|work=Taipei Times|date=17 March 2015}} Chiang easily defeated Fan and Minkuotang candidate Wu Hsu-chih.{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Wei-han|title=ELECTIONS: 'League' candidates win three of eight Taipei constituencies|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/01/17/2003637412|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=17 January 2016}}{{cite news|last1=Gerber|first1=Abraham|title=MKT announces partial slate for legislative polls|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/11/2003627458|accessdate=21 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=11 September 2015}}
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Category:Republic of China politicians from Shanghai
Category:Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Category:Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan
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Category:Tatung University alumni