Huang Tien-fu

Huang Tien-fu (Chinese: 黃天福; pinyin: Huáng Tiānfú; born 1938) is a Taiwanese politician.

Huang Tien-fu

MLY
黃天福
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyTaipei 2 (South)
In office
1 February 1981 – 31 January 1984
ConstituencyTaipei
Personal details
Born1938 (age 82–83)
Dalongdong, Taihoku, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s)Lan Mei-chin
RelativesHuang Hsin-chieh (brother)
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Occupationpolitician

Education

Huang studied political science at National Taiwan University.[1]

Political career and activism

Huang ran for a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 1980, a year after his elder brother Huang Hsin-chieh was arrested for leading the Kaohsiung Incident.[2] Relatives of other people involved in the Kaohsiung Incident also contested the 1980 election cycle and won, namely Chou Ching-yu and Hsu Jung-shu.[3][4] While in office, Huang published several magazines affiliated with the tangwai movement, among them Vertical-Horizontal, Political Monitor, and Bell Drum Tower.[5][6] Copies of the fifth issue of Bell Drum Tower were confiscated by the Kuomintang party-state in May 1983,[7] and Political Monitor was suspended in November.[5] After losing reelection in December,[8] Huang founded Neo Formosa Weekly in June 1984.[5][9] Neo Formosa Weekly also drew the attention of the government, which banned all but one of its 52 issues.[5][9] On 19 June 1984, "A Critique of New Marxism" was published in Neo Formosa Weekly, accusing Elmer Fung of plagiarism. Fung sued the magazine for libel in October.[10] On 12 January 1985, the Taipei District Court sentenced Chen Shui-bian, Lee I-yang and Huang Tien-fu to a year's imprisonment.[11] Upon appeal to the Taiwan High Court, all three sentences were shortened to eight months.[12][13] The trio were released in February 1987.[14] Huang contested the 1989 Legislative Yuan primary for Taipei, but lost.[15] By forming an electoral coalition with Shen Fu-hsiung, Yeh Chu-lan, and Yen Chin-fu, Huang was elected to the Third Legislative Yuan.[16][17] After Chen Shui-bian won the 2000 presidential election, he offered Huang a position as senior adviser,[18] which Huang held through 2006.[19][20] Days before the 2008 presidential election, Huang stated, "I'm afraid that Taiwan will become the next Tibet. If the KMT wins the election, we don't know when we will [get the presidency] back."[21] He served the Tsai Ing-wen administration as national policy adviser.[22]

Huang's wife Lan Mei-chin has also served on the Legislative Yuan.[23][24]

References
  1. "Huang Tien-fu (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "The Kaohsiung Tapes" (PDF). International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan. February 1981: 60. Retrieved 27 January 2018. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. "An American odyssey for two Taiwanese women" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (13): 9. August 1983. ISSN 1027-3999.
  4. "Profile of a human rights lawyer" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (29): 1. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. "Huang T'ien-fu: a profile of courage" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (21): 16. August 1985. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. van der Wees, Gerritt (23 January 2018). "Taiwan's "outside the party" magazines on the road to democratization". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communiquê: 1, 4–5. June 1983. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. Jacobs, J. Bruce (2016). The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard. BRILL. p. 109. ISBN 9789004315921. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. Ko, Shu-ling (11 September 2009). "'Neo Formosa Weekly' resumes on the Web". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. "Who is Elmer Fung?" (PDF). Taiwan Communique (92): 21. July 2000. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (18): 15. February 1985. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. "Neo-Formosa libel suit decision in High Court" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (25): 20–21. May 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  13. "Three Neo-Formosa executives imprisoned" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (26): 19. August 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  14. "Prison Report" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (29): 18. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. "Constructive Controversies". Taiwan Today. 1 December 1989. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. "DPP races to watch" (PDF). Taiwan Communique (68): 14. October 1995. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  17. "The DPP wins, but is hampered by factionalism" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (69): 6. January 1996. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. Lin, Irene (21 April 2000). "Chen urges slow reform of police". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. Ko, Shu-ling (8 May 2005). "Newsmaker: Embattled first lady just wants to live her own life". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  20. Ko, Shu-ling (6 November 2006). "Presidential Office in crisis: Journey from political asset to liability". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  21. Ko, Shu-ling (19 March 2008). "Presidential election 2008: 3 days to go: KMT win bad for freedom: Hsieh". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  22. Lee, I-chia (19 August 2018). "Ko evasive about new political party rumors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  23. Low, Stephanie (14 October 2002). "For many of the nation's leaders, politics is a family affair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  24. "Suicide rocks DPP family". Taipei Times. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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