Chiu Yi-ying
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}}
{{family name hatnote| Chiu |lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chiu Yi-ying
| native_name = {{nobold|邱議瑩}}
| honorific_suffix = MLY
| image = Chiu Yi-ying 20230530.jpg
| caption = Chiu in 2023
| nationality = Taiwanese (ROC)
| office1 = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = 1 February 2008
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = Kaohsiung 1 (8-10th)
| predecessor1 = Chung Shao-ho (8th)
| successor1 =
| constituency2 = Party-list (Democratic Progressive Party) (7th)
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office3 =
| term_start3 = 1 February 2002
| term_end3 = 31 January 2005
| predecessor3 =
| successor3 =
| constituency3 = Pingtung County
| office4 = Deputy Minister of the Hakka Affairs Council
| minister4 = Lee Yung-te
| term_start4 = June 2005
| term_end4 = January 2008
| predecessor4 = Lee Yung-te
| successor4 = Peng Tien-fu
| office5 = Member of the National Assembly
| term_start5 = 1996
| term_end5 = 2000
| predecessor5 =
| successor5 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|6|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Pingtung County, Taiwan
| party = Democratic Progressive Party
| spouse = {{marriage|Lee Yung-te|2011}}
| children =
| signature =
| module = {{Infobox Chinese |child = yes |t = 邱議瑩 |s = 邱议莹 |p = Qiū Yìyíng }}
| education = Martin College (BA)
Dominican University of California (MBA)
}}
Chiu Yi-ying ({{zh|t=邱議瑩|p=Qiū Yìyíng}}; born 1 June 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served four terms in the Legislative Yuan, one term in the National Assembly, and, from 2005 to 2008, was the deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council.
Education
Chiu earned a bachelor's degree from Martin College in Australia and earned her Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the Dominican University of California in the United States.{{cite news|title=Chiu Yi-Ying (8)|url=http://www.ly.gov.tw/en/03_leg/legIntro.action?lgno=00039&stage=8|accessdate=1 February 2017|publisher=Legislative Yuan}}{{cite news|title=Chiu Yi-Ying (9)|url=http://www.ly.gov.tw/en/03_leg/legIntro.action?lgno=00037&stage=9|accessdate=1 February 2017|publisher=Legislative Yuan}}
Political career
A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chiu had been elected to the Central Standing Committee by 2000.{{cite news|last1=Hung|first1=Chen-ling|title=DPP reschedules party chairman vote for June|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/05/25/0000037385|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=25 May 2000}}{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Joyce|title=KMT undecided on all-party talks|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/08/03/0000046246|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=3 August 2000}} In 2016, she became chair of the committee.{{cite news|last1=Lu|first1=Hsin-hui|last2=Kuo|first2=Chung-han|title=Ruling DPP's new central standing committee elected|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/AIPL/201607170019.aspx|accessdate=1 February 2017|agency=Central News Agency|date=17 July 2016}}
Chiu won her first national-level office in 1996,{{cite news|last1=Low|first1=Stephanie|title=For many of the nation's leaders, politics is a family affair|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/10/14/175637|accessdate=5 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=4 October 2002}} serving on the National Assembly until 2000. Upon taking office, Chiu became the youngest assembly member at age 25.{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Chris|title=Young lawmakers carry on political family tradition|work=Taipei Times|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2012/01/01/2003522135|accessdate=1 February 2017|date=1 January 2012}} In 2001, she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Pingtung County. Chiu was then appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council in June 2005.{{cite news|title=Hsieh confirms new officials|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/06/09/2003258539|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=9 June 2005}} Chiu was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation party list for the 2008 legislative elections and won,{{cite news|last1=Engbarth|first1=Dennis|last2=Chang|first2=Ling-yin|title=DPP unveils list of nominees for at-large officials|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/452094|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taiwan News|date=18 May 2007}}{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Flora|title=Lawmakers bicker over DPP primary|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/19/2003361529|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=19 May 2007}} necessitating her resignation from the Hakka Affairs Council, where she was replaced by Peng Tien-fu.{{cite news|last1=Ko|first1=Shu-ling|title=Chang will remain as premier: Chen|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/17/2003397624|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=17 January 2008}}{{cite news|last1=Shih|first1=Hsiu-chuan|title=Former legislators who lost their seats recruited to Cabinet|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/02/01/2003399746|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=1 February 2008}} In 2012, Chiu defeated Kaohsiung 1 incumbent Chung Shao-ho and won reelection in 2016.
| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center" | |||
| colspan="7" width=620px|2012 Kaohsiung 1 Legislative Yuan Electoral result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=35|Order
!width=55| Candidate !width=150| Party !width=75| Votes !width=75| Percentage !width=49| Elected | |||
| 1 | Chiu Yi-ying | Democratic Progressive Party | style="border-left:4px solid #1B9431;" align="right"|89,913
|align="right"|54.32% |align="center"|20px |
| 2 | Chung Shao-he | Kuomintang | style="border-left:4px solid #000099;" align="right"|75,627
|align="right"|45.68% |align="center"| |
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Eligible voters | colspan="3" align="left" | 223,797 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Votes | colspan="3" align="left" | 167,791 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Valid | colspan="3" align="left" | 165,540 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Invalid | colspan="3" align="left" | 2,251 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Turnout | colspan="3" align="left" | 74.97% |
| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center" | |||
| colspan="7" width=620px|2016 Kaohsiung 1 Legislative Yuan Electoral result{{Cite web|url =http://www.cec.gov.tw/zh_TW/T1/n600010000000000.html|title =區域立法委員選舉 高雄市 第1選舉區 候選人得票數|language =zh-tw|url-status =dead|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20160119024106/http://www.cec.gov.tw/zh_TW/T1/n600010000000000.html|archivedate =2016-01-19}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=35|Order
!width=55| Candidate !width=150| Party !width=75| Votes !width=75| Percentage !width=49| Elected | |||
| 1 | Chiu Yi-ying | Democratic Progressive Party | style="border-left:4px solid#1B9431;" align="right"|87,432
|align="right"|59.02% |align="center"|20px |
| 2 | 鍾易仲 | Kuomintang | style="border-left:4px solid#000099;" align="right"|58,689
|align="right"|39.62% |align="center"| |
| 3 | 劉子麟 | Chinese Reunification Party | style="border-left:4px solid#2c2c85;" align="right"|669
|align="right"|0.45% |align="center"| |
| 4 | 莊婷欣 | Peace Dove Alliance Party | style="border-left:4px solid#e67f12;" align="right"|1,346
|align="right"|0.91% |align="center"| |
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Eligible voters | colspan="3" align="left" | 224,630 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Votes | colspan="3" align="left" | 150,819 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Valid | colspan="3" align="left" | 148,136 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Invalid | colspan="3" align="left" | 2,683 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Turnout | colspan="3" align="left" | 67.14% |
=Controversy=
Chiu supported a 2003 amendment to Taiwanese copyright law that was unpopular with rapper Jeff Huang. Huang wrote a song titled "Retribution" about the amendment's supporters, two of whom, Chiu and Chang Hsueh-shun, sued him for libel.{{cite news|last1=Chuang|first1=Jimmy|title=Lawmakers and rapper go toe-to-toe over insults|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/08/11/2003322701|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=11 August 2006}} The Taipei District Court ruled in May 2007 that Huang was not guilty of libel.{{cite news|last1=Chuang|first1=Jimmy|title=Court rules in favor of riled rapper|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/05/11/2003360367|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=11 May 2007}}
Chiu has been involved in many altercations on the floor of the Legislative Yuan. In April 2009, Lee Ching-hua called Chiu a shrew, and in response, she hit him.{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Flora|last2=Ko|first2=Shu-ling|title=Legislative meeting ends in clashes|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/04/23/2003441799|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=23 April 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Loa|first1=Iok-sin|title=Group pans legislators for abusive conduct|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/04/24/2003441896|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=24 April 2009}} In another instance, Chiu attempted to unplug a loudspeaker Kuomintang legislators were using to disrupt a review of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement, while Chiang Kui-fang tried to stop her.{{cite news|last1=Loa|first1=Iok-sin|title=Violent skirmish, condemnations mark second day|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/03/14/2003585622|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=14 March 2014}} While meeting as a member of the legislature's economics committee in November 2016, Chiu was overheard saying there was "no use talking to these huan-a," using a derogatory Hokkien word to refer to Kuomintang aboriginal representatives.{{cite news|last1=Hsiao|first1=Alison|title=KMT slams DPP over Japan imports|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/11/17/2003659431|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=17 November 2016}} She later apologized.{{cite news|last1=Tseng|first1=Wei-chen|last2=Shih|first2=Hsiao-kuang|last3=Chin|first3=Jonathan|title=DPP lawmaker sorry for ethnic slur|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/11/19/2003659569|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=19 November 2016}} In July 2017, Chiu attempted to break up a group of Kuomintang lawmakers who were protesting the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program. Hsu Shu-hua slapped Chiu across the face. Chiu responded by pulling her hair. Chiu later engaged Lee Yen-hsiu, Lin Te-fu, and Huang Chao-shun.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Sean|title=DPP lawmaker slapped at legislature|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2017/07/14/2003674519|accessdate=14 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=14 July 2017}}
Personal life and family
Chiu's grandfather Chiu Ching-te was a member of the Pingtung County Assembly and served two terms as Pingtung City mayor. Her father, {{ill|Chiu Mao-nan|zh|邱茂男}}, was elected to the Pingtung County Council, and, in 1977, bid for the mayoralty of Pingtung, before withdrawing from the Kuomintang and abandoning the campaign. Another relative, Chiu Lien-hui, was active Pingtung County politics from 1959 to 1996.{{cite news|last1=Chuang|first1=Jimmy|title=NEWSMAKER: Taichung sheriff vows to clean up|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/06/14/2003475444|accessdate=17 April 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=14 June 2010}} Chiu Yi-ying's younger brother {{ill|Chiu Ming-chang|zh|邱名璋}} is also a politician.{{cite news|last1=Tseng|first1=Wei-chen|last2=Chung|first2=Jake|title=Wiretapping of officials common practice: legislators|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/09/09/2003571715|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=9 September 2013}}
During her political career, Chiu and fellow legislators Hsiao Bi-khim and Cheng Li-chun gained the nickname "the S.H.E of the DPP."{{cite news|last1=Su|first1=Fang-ho|last2=Chuang|first2=Meng-hsuan|last3=Lin|first3=Liang-sheng|title=New lawmakers walk red carpet for new session|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/02/02/2003638648|access-date=2 February 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=2 February 2016}}
Chiu Yi-ying married Lee Yung-te in April 2011, whom she had met while serving on the Hakka Affairs Council.{{cite news|title=DPP couple marries|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/04/22/2003501410|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=22 April 2011}} Later that year, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.{{cite news|title=DPP legislator Chiu Yi-ying to start chemotherapy|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/1836574|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taiwan News|date=9 February 2012}} To maintain her health, Chiu began jogging, juicing, and cut red meat from her diet.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=Yu-hsin|last2=Su|first2=Fang-ho|last3=Pan|first3=Jason|title=Lawmakers cross political divide to promote vegetarian fare for holidays|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/02/03/2003582690|work=Taipei Times|date=3 February 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Chiu|first1=Yen-ling|last2=Hetherington|first2=William|title=DPP lawmaker details her battle with ovarian cancer|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/02/01/2003664136|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=1 February 2017}} In January 2013, Chiu and Lee held their wedding banquet, which had been postponed due to the 2012 election cycle and Chiu's cancer treatment.{{cite news|title=Lawmaker Chiu Yi-ying hosts wedding banquet|url=http://www.asiaone.com/print/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20130106-393639.html|accessdate=1 February 2017|agency=AsiaOne|date=6 January 2013}}
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