Chen Chin-ting

Taiwanese politician

Cheng Chin-ting

MLY

陳進丁
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008
Constituency| Changhua County
Personal details
Born|  (1946-09-26) 26 September 1946 (age 78)
Fuxing, Changhua, Taiwan
Political party| Democratic Progressive Party
Other political
affiliations| Kuomintang (until 2002)
Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (2004–?)
Alma mater| National Chengchi University
National Chung Hsing University
Pacific Western University

Chen Chin-ting (Chinese: 陳進丁; pinyin: Chén Jìndīng; born 26 September 1946) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2008.

## Education

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Chen has attended the Army Transportation School, National Chengchi University, and National Chung Hsing University. He completed a bachelor's degree in business administration from Pacific Western University in the United States.[1][2]

## Political career

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In his early political career, Chen served as an aid to Li Yuan-tsu.[3] He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1998 and reelected in 2001. Despite his Kuomintang membership, Chen was active in the Alliance for Independent Lawmakers.[4] He was named a member of a new legislative coalition in 2001.[5] However, group leader Lo Fu-chu postponed its formation in July.[6] In June 2002, Chen defied the Kuomintang caucus by submitting his vote on a group of government appointees. For ignoring the Pan-Blue Coalition's attempt to boycott the proceedings, Chen was expelled from the KMT.[7][8]

In the 2004 legislative elections, Chen ran under the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, winning a third term.[9] He represented the NPSU in the 2008 elections, but finished second to Chen Hsiu-ching.[10] By 2011, Chen had joined the Democratic Progressive Party and registered for the 2012 legislative elections.[11] He did not win a seat, but the next year he was considered a potential DPP candidate for the Changhua County magistracy, a post eventually won by fellow DPP member Wei Ming-ku.[12][13] Chen was subsequently named the DPP director for Changhua County.[14]

## Political stances

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Chen believes the Republic of China and Taiwan to be equivalent entities.[15]

## References

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1. ^ "Chen Chin-ting (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
2. ^ "Chen Chin-ting (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
3. ^ Chung, Li-hua; Hsu, Chan-yi; Chin, Jonathan (9 March 2017). "Lee Yuan-tsu dies aged 94". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
4. ^ Low, Stephanie (13 April 2001). "Legislature decides to suspend Lo". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. ^ Low, Stephanie (13 June 2001). "Gary Wang clarifies political plans". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
6. ^ Low, Stephanie (24 July 2001). "Lo Fu-chu postpones new party". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
7. ^ Low, Stephanie (23 June 2002). "KMT caucus recommends that rebels be expelled for voting against party's line". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
8. ^ Hsu, Crystal (2 July 2002). "Taiwanese want to get to bottom of the voting scandal, a KMT poll reveals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
9. ^ Wu, Debby (12 December 2004). "Independents anticipate playing a crucial role in legislature". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
10. ^ "Legislative elections and referendums" (PDF). Taipei Times. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
11. ^ "2012 ELECTIONS: Chen's son registers for elections". Taipei Times. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
12. ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Hsu, Stacy (6 April 2013). "DPP seeking to gain from KMT corruption scandals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
13. ^ Wang, Chris (20 September 2013). "DPP to mark anniversary next week". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
14. ^ Hsiao, Alison (4 September 2015). "KMT regrets Lien's action, PFP challenged over claim". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
15. ^ Yen, Hung-chun; Chung, Jake (12 September 2015). "Changhua DPP members vow to defend ROC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 April 2017.