Kuan Bi-ling

Kuan Bi-ling (Chinese: 管碧玲; pinyin: Guǎn Bìlíng; born 9 December 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. She is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan.

Kuan Bi-ling

MLY
管碧玲
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2008 – 1 February 2020
Succeeded byLin Yi-shih (Kaohsiung 2)
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2→Kaohsiung 5
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded byChung Shao-he
ConstituencyKaohsiung 1
Director General, Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs
In office
2003–2004
Director General, Kaohsiung City Information Bureau
In office
2000–2002
Personal details
Born (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956
Fengyuan, Taichung County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materNational Taipei University
National Taiwan University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitical scientist

Kuan has been a national legislator since 2005, having won three consecutive elections, including the highly competitive 2008 legislative election after the introduction of the single-member district system which halved the total seats from 225 to 113.

Early life and education

Kuan Bi-ling was born to a Hakka Taiwanese father and a Hoklo Taiwanese mother. She received her Ph.D. with honors in political science from National Taiwan University.

Early careers
  • Director General, Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs
  • Director General, Kaohsiung City Department of Information
  • 8th and 10th DPP Central Party Headquarters Central Executive Committee
  • Deputy Director, President Chen Shui-Bian Knowledge Taiwan Election Campaign Group
  • Spokesperson, Women's Headquarters, Mayor Chen Shui-bian Re-Election Campaign
  • Spokesperson, Alliance for Supervision of Constitutional Reform
  • Secretary General, Taiwan Association of University Professor
  • Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University

Political career

Kuan won the 2008 Republic of China legislative election held on 12 January 2008 representing Constituency 2 of Kaohsiung City.

No. Candidate Party Votes Ratio Elected
1 Lwo Shih-hsiung Kuomintang 63,410 48.85%
2 Lee Ching-yu Home Party 424 0.33%
3 Ceng Wun Sheng (曾文聖) Taiwan Constitution Association 186 0.14%
4 Lin Cheng Syong (林稱雄) Independent 184 0.14%
5 Kuan Bi-ling Democratic Progressive Party 65,604 50.54%

Personal life

Kuan is married to Hsu Yang-ming.[1]

References
  1. Chiu, Yen-ling; Yen, Ruo-jin (3 January 2012). "2012 ELECTIONS: Spouses help nominees' campaigns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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