Chiu Hui-ju
Chiu Hui-ju | |
|---|---|
邱慧洳 | |
 Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Kuo-cheng |
| Constituency | Republic of China |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1974 |
| Party | Taiwan People's Party |
| Education | Yale University National Chengchi University |
Chiu Hui-ju (Chinese: 邱慧洳; born 12 January 1974) is a Taiwanese nursing academic and politician.
Chiu holds a PhD in nursing from Yale University, and a PhD in law from National Chengchi University.[1] She is a professor at the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science's General Education Center.[2]
Chiu was placed on the Taiwan People's Party proportional representation party list during the 2024 legislative election, and participated in the inaugural televised policy presentations for at-large legislative candidates.[3] Chiu was not elected to the Legislative Yuan, but succeeded Lin Kuo-cheng in February 2026, who resigned due to the TPP's two-year term limit for legislators.[4][5] She was formally sworn into office on 3 February 2026.[6] In May 2026, Chiu was the sole TPP member of a legislative delegation that visited France and the United Kingdom.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Chiu Hui-ju (11)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Lin, Che-yuan; Hetherington, William (11 August 2025). "TPP to keep its clause to swap out legislators-at-large". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "ELECTION 2024/Taiwan holds first-ever policy presentation for political parties". Central News Agency. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Six TPP lawmakers to resign Feb. 1 under party's two-year term rule". Central News Agency. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026. Republished as: Garcia, Sam (1 February 2026). "Six TPP lawmakers to end term on Feb. 1". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "Election commission certifies six to fill vacant TPP at-large seats". Central News Agency. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026. Republished as: "CEC certifies six to fill TPP at-large seats, including China-born Li Zhenxiu". Taipei Times. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ "TPP lawmaker sworn in as nationality status remains unresolved". Central News Agency. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Chen, Chun-hua; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (22 April 2026). "Cross-party delegation to visit UK, France in May: Legislature". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 August 2026. Republished as: "Cross-party group to visit UK, France next month". Taipei Times. 22 April 2026. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Yeh Chen; Kao, Evelyn (10 May 2026). "Taiwan's legislative speaker leads delegation to France, U.K." Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 August 2026.