Hsing Shu-yen | |
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Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1948–1991 | |
Constituency | Dalian |
Personal details | |
Born | 1914 |
Hsing Shu-yen (Chinese: 邢淑孍, born 1914) was a Chinese politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.
Biography
Originally from Dalian, Hsing graduated from the Department of Economics at National Northeastern University.[1][2] She became a teacher at Lanzhou Middle School. She also served as a member of the northeast branch of the Chinese Women's Affairs Committee, director of Dalian Women's Affairs Committee and a committee member of the Northeast Women's Magazine.[1][2]
Hsing was a Kuomintang candidate in Dalian in the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan and was elected to parliament.[1][2] Her husband Wang Qiamin was also elected as a representative of Dalian. She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she graduated from the Institute of Revolutionary Practice. She remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until 1991.