Chen Yung-hsing
MLY
陳永興
Chen in July 2012
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyHualien County
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1 February 1992 – 31 January 1996
Personal details
Born (1950-08-12) 12 August 1950
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyNew Power Party
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Progressive Party
Independent
Taiwan Solidarity Union
Alma materKaohsiung Medical University
University of California, Berkeley
Occupationpolitician
Professionpsychiatrist

Chen Yung-hsing (Chinese: 陳永興; born 12 August 1950) is a Taiwanese psychiatrist and politician.

Political career and activism

Chen was a cofounder of the 228 Peace Day Association, established in February 1987.[1][2] He served in the National Assembly from 1992 to 1996 as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.[3] On 4 May 1992, Chen and fellow DPP members Huang Hsin-chieh and Edgar Lin walked out of the assembly, criticizing the body for procedural violations during a vote against reforms proposed by the opposition.[4] In September 1993, the party drafted Chen to contest the Hualien County magistracy.[5] Kuomintang candidate Wang Ching-feng won the election. Subsequently, Chen was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995 as an independent.[6][3] Chen's unsuccessful 1998 reelection campaign was backed by the New Nation Alliance.[7] He later became a member of the Taiwan Solidarity Union. After joining the TSU, Chen became an advisor to President Chen Shui-bian and led the party's Arbitration Committee.[8][9] He was named to the TSU proportional representation party list for the 2008 legislative elections, but did not win.[10] In November 2019, Chen accepted a nomination from the New Power Party to serve as an at-large legislative candidate in the 2020 elections, placing seventh on the party list.[11]

Later career

Chen is a graduate of Kaohsiung Medical University and completed further study at the University of California, Berkeley.[3] A psychiatrist,[12] Chen led the Kaohsiung Municipal United Hospital as superintendent.[13] He later became director of St. Mary's Hospital, based in Luodong, Yilan.[14] In this position, he advocated for expansion of eldercare.[15][16][17] By 2016, Chen had left St. Mary's and become chairman of Taiwan People News.[18] While with the organization, Chen pushed for Taiwanese athletes to use Taiwan as a national team name, instead of Chinese Taipei, starting with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[19][20] He made several statements on the topic in 2018 in support of a referendum seeking to change Taiwan's national team name.[21][22] When Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee chairman Lin Hong-dow opposed the referendum, Chen filed suit against Lin on several charges, believing Lin's statements to have misled Taiwanese athletes and the public.[23] In December, Chen announced that the Taiwan People News outlet would be suspending operations.[24]

Under Chen's leadership, the Taiwan People News also worked with other civic groups to advocate for Taiwan independence.[25] Chen marked the seventieth anniversary of the 228 Incident in 2017 by participating in a commemoration march.[26] He stated later that year that he believed the political "status quo" between China and Taiwan was separation, not the 1992 consensus.[27]

Prior to the 2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Chen was supportive of William Lai's bid for office.[28] After incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen was declared the winner, Chen criticized the primary process for a number of delays, and chastised the Tsai administration for passing amendments to the Referendum Act.[29]

References

  1. ↑ Hsieh, Hua-yuan (6 March 2015). "Understanding the lessons of 228". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Hsieh, Chang-chang (29 February 2000). "The true cause of the 228 Incident". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Chen Yung-hsing (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "The DPP and Independents walk out" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (55): 9. June 1992. ISSN 1027-3999.
  5. ↑ "The Candidates" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (59): 144. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "1995-第 03 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "[1998 legislative election results]" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Huang, Jewel (17 December 2004). "Change of the guard for TSU as losers vie for jobs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (13 November 2007). "TSU member wants national convention to discuss charter". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "〈快訊〉不分區立委開票結果 一覽表" (in Chinese). TVBS. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Kuo, Chien-shen; Fan, Cheng-hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (13 November 2019). "2020 Elections: New Power Party lists 12 at-large legislator nominees". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Yeh, Lindy (17 October 2001). "Association celebrates local culture". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  13. ↑ Wang, Hsiao-wen (4 March 2005). "Insurance crisis continues apace". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  14. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (5 April 2011). "Ma vows 228 Incident won't be repeated". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  15. ↑ Hsu, Stacy (23 October 2012). "Hospital decries lack of elderly care". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. ↑ Hsiao, Alison (31 July 2013). "Hospital urges action to improve long-term care". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  17. ↑ Lee, I-chia (25 January 2013). "Depressed elderly face neglect: foundation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Lin, Yen-tung; Chung, Jake (2 February 2016). "Forgetfulness may be sign of depression in elderly". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  19. ↑ Chen, Yu-fu; Hetherington, William (27 August 2016). "Groups urge 'Taiwan' as Olympic title". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  20. ↑ Shan, Shelley (4 October 2016). "Flags, anthems sought to replace 'Chinese Taipei'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  21. ↑ Maxon, Ann (21 November 2018). "2018 ELECTIONS: Poll would not affect athletes: groups". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  22. ↑ Lee, Hsin-fang; Hetherington, William (22 November 2018). "2018 ELECTIONS: New name 'would correct' Chiang error". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  23. ↑ Strong, Matthew (23 November 2018). "Organizer of Taiwan Olympic name referendum sues Olympic committee chief". Taiwan News. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  24. ↑ "Taiwan People News to cease daily operations". Taipei Times. 15 December 2018.
  25. ↑ Chen, Wei-han (21 November 2016). "Groups to create pro-independence cooperation platform". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  26. ↑ Gerber, Abraham (28 February 2017). "Hundreds walk to mark 228 Incident". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  27. ↑ Chen, Wei-han (9 May 2017). "Groups slam China for WHA exclusion". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  28. ↑ Su, Fun-her; Chin, Jonathan (4 May 2019). "Polls disagree on DPP's best bet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  29. ↑ Huang, Tai-lin (8 July 2019). "INTERVIEW: Independence advocate says DPP lost founding ideals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
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