Hung Hsiu-chu is a Taiwanese politician. As a member of the Kuomintang , she has served the party as a Deputy Chairperson and Deputy Secretary-General. Hung was first elected to the legislature in 1990, and was the Vice President of the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016, her eighth term. She became the Kuomintang's first elected chairwoman later that year.
Having a political background in the field of education, she has focused much of legislative tenure on the quality of, and access to, higher education in Taiwan.
The Kuomintang nominated Hung as the party's presidential candidate for the 2016 elections on 19 July 2015, a month after she had won the party's primary election. Her public support remained low, and she was replaced as candidate by KMT Chairman Eric Chu. Hung succeeded Chu as the Kuomintang's first elected female leader in March 2016. Wikipedia
““I will not hesitate to even sell my house. It (Kuomintang) is my party and I will save it myself.”
Hung Hsiu-chu (2016) cited in " KMT Chairwoman Hung would ‘sell her house’ to pay KMT workers’ salaries http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/10/09/2003656809" on Taipei Times, 9 October 2016
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " Refreshed Hung Hsiu-chu returns to the fray after time-out http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20150907000042" on Want ChinaTimes, 7 September 2015
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " Chu apologizes over Hung turmoil http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/10/14/2003630004" on Taipei Times, 14 October 2015
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " KMT denies no-confidence vote plan http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/presidential-election/2015/09/10/445470/KMT-denies.htm" on The China Post, 10 September 2015
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " Cross-strait status quo is 'one China, same interpretation': KMT's Hung http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201505060036.aspx" on Focus Taiwan, 6 May 2015
“People should remember history so they can truly cherish what they have now.”
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " Hung dismisses ‘immediate unification’ http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/09/13/2003627609" on Taipei Times, 13 September 2015
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " Taiwan's ruling KMT picks pro-China Hung as presidential candidate http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/taiwan-s-ruling-kmt-picks/1993966.html?cx_tag=similar#cxrecs_s" on Channel NewsAsia, 19 July 2015
Attributed in: " Vice President http://www.ly.gov.tw/en/02_chief/chiefBiography.action?id=2" in The Legislative Yuan of Republic of China.
“This (KMT) party can forsake me, but I will not abandon this party.”
Hung Hsiu-chu (2015) cited in " Hung ouster settled, Chu begins bid http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/10/18/448625/Hung-ouster.htm" on The China Post, 18 October 2015
Hung Hsiu-chu (2014) cited in " KMT stalwarts in no rush to fill Ma Ying-jeou's shoes http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1654274/kmt-stalwarts-no-rush-fill-ma-ying-jeous-shoes" on South China Morning Post, 3 December 2014
