Lan Mei-chin
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician (born 1944)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lan Mei-chin
| native_name = {{nobold|藍美津}}
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| order = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| term_start = 1 February 2002
| term_end = 31 January 2008
| constituency = Taipei II
| order1 = Member of the Taipei City Council
| term_start1 = 25 December 1985
| term_end1 = 31 January 2002
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|9|7}}
| birth_place = Taihoku, Taihoku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
| party = Democratic Progressive Party
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| spouse = Huang Tien-fu
| relatives = Huang Hsin-chieh (brother in-law)
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Lan Mei-chin ({{zh|t=藍美津|p=Lán Měijīn}}; born 7 September 1944) is a Taiwanese politician. She was elected to the Taipei City Council for the first time in 1985 and served until 2002, when she took office as a member of the Legislative Yuan, where she served until 2008.
Political career
Lan served four terms on the Taipei City Council from 1985 to 2002.{{cite news|title=Lan Mei-chin (5)|url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=11554|accessdate=30 July 2017|agency=Legislative Yuan}}{{cite news|title=Lan Mei-chin (6)|url=https://www.ly.gov.tw/EngPages/List.aspx?nodeid=11792|accessdate=30 July 2017|agency=Legislative Yuan}} She formed an electoral coalition with Shen Fu-hsiung, Tuan Yi-kang, Chou Po-ya, and Julian Kuo in 2001, and won election to the Legislative Yuan.{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Joyce|title=Sagging economy curtails candidates' campaign spending|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/09/09/0000102168|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=9 September 2001}} Lan joined the same alliance, which had replaced Chou with Wang Shih-chien, for her 2004 reelection bid.{{cite news|last1=Hong|first1=Caroline|title=Costumed and bemedaled candidates sign up for polls|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/10/09/2003206151|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=9 October 2004}}
Personal life
Lan is married to Huang Tien-fu, the younger brother of Huang Hsin-chieh.{{cite news|last1=Ko|first1=Shu-ling|title=Newsmaker: Embattled first lady just wants to live her own life|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/05/08/2003306777/2|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=8 May 2006}}{{cite news|last1=Ko|first1=Shu-ling|title=Presidential Office in crisis: Journey from political asset to liability|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/11/06/2003335062/2|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=6 November 2006}} Their youngest son, {{ill|Huang Hsiang-chun|zh|黃向羣}}, has served on the Taipei City Council.{{cite news|last1=Lee|first1=I-chia|title=Sweetener found in frozen Thai pineapples|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/07/19/2003674862|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=19 July 2017}} Huang Hsin-yi, their youngest child, hung herself in October 2004 in the home she shared with her eldest brother's family.{{cite news|title=Suicide rocks DPP family|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/10/23/2003208065|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=23 October 2004}} Lan's brother, {{ill|Lan Shih-tsung|zh|藍世聰}}, was also a member of the Taipei City Council and Taipei's Department of Civil Affairs director.{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Jewel|title=Nude scene arouses police interest in theater troupe|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/11/01/2003074156|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=1 November 2003}}{{cite news|last1=Loa|first1=Iok-sin|title=Ko announces first 13 officials of administration|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/12/13/2003606633|accessdate=30 July 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=13 December 2014}}
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Category:21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
Category:Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan
Category:Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:20th-century Taiwanese women politicians
Category:Taipei City Councilors
Category:Women local politicians in Taiwan