Huang Tien-fu

Huang Tien-fu
MLY
黃天福
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
Constituency Taipei 2 (South)
In office
1 February 1981 – 31 January 1984
Constituency Taipei
Personal details
Born 1938 (age 79–80)
Dalongdong, Taihoku, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s) Lan Mei-chin
Relatives Huang Hsin-chieh (brother)
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Occupation politician

Huang Tien-fu (Chinese: 黃天福; born 1938) is a Taiwanese politician.

Political career and activism

Huang ran for a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 1980, a year after his elder brother Huang Hsin-chieh was arrested for leading the Kaohsiung Incident.[1] Relatives of other people involved in the Kaohsiung Incident also contested the 1980 election cycle and won, namely Chou Ching-yu and Hsu Jung-shu.[2][3] While in office, Huang published several magazines affiliated with the tangwai movement, among them Vertical-Horizontal, Political Monitor, and Bell Drum Tower.[4][5] Copies of the fifth issue of Bell Drum Tower were confiscated by the Kuomintang party-state in May 1983,[6] and Political Monitor was suspended in November.[4] After losing reelection in December,[7] Huang founded Neo Formosa Weekly in June 1984.[4][8] Neo Formosa Weekly also drew the attention of the government, which banned all but one of its 52 issues.[4][8] On 19 June 1984, "A Critique of New Marxism" was published in Neo Formosa Weekly, accusing Elmer Fung of plagiarism. Fung sued the magazine for libel in October.[9] On 12 January 1985, the Taipei District Court sentenced Chen Shui-bian, Lee I-yang and Huang Tien-fu to a year's imprisonment.[10] Upon appeal to the Taiwan High Court, all three sentences were shortened to eight months.[11][12] The trio were released in February 1987.[13] Huang contested the 1989 Legislative Yuan primary for Taipei, but lost.[14] By forming an electoral coalition with Shen Fu-hsiung, Yeh Chu-lan, and Yen Chin-fu, Huang was elected to the Third Legislative Yuan.[15][16] After Chen Shui-bian won the 2000 presidential election, he offered Huang a position as senior adviser,[17] which Huang held through 2006.[18][19] Days before the 2008 presidential election, Huang stated, "I'm afraid that Taiwan will become the next Tibet. If the KMT wins the election, we don't know when we will [get the presidency] back."[20] He served the Tsai Ing-wen administration as national policy adviser.[21]

Huang's wife Lan Mei-chin has also served on the Legislative Yuan.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "The Kaohsiung Tapes" (PDF). International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan. February 1981: 60. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "An American odyssey for two Taiwanese women" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (13): 9. August 1983. ISSN 1027-3999.
  3. ↑ "Profile of a human rights lawyer" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (29): 1. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Huang T'ien-fu: a profile of courage" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (21): 16. August 1985. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ↑ van der Wees, Gerritt (23 January 2018). "Taiwan's "outside the party" magazines on the road to democratization". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communiquê: 1, 4–5. June 1983. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Jacobs, J. Bruce (2016). The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard. BRILL. p. 109. ISBN 9789004315921. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 Ko, Shu-ling (11 September 2009). "'Neo Formosa Weekly' resumes on the Web". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Who is Elmer Fung?" (PDF). Taiwan Communique (92): 21. July 2000. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (18): 15. February 1985. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Neo-Formosa libel suit decision in High Court" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (25): 20–21. May 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Three Neo-Formosa executives imprisoned" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (26): 19. August 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Prison Report" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (29): 18. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Constructive Controversies". Taiwan Today. 1 December 1989. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. ↑ "DPP races to watch" (PDF). Taiwan Communique (68): 14. October 1995. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "The DPP wins, but is hampered by factionalism" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (69): 6. January 1996. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  17. ↑ Lin, Irene (21 April 2000). "Chen urges slow reform of police". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (8 May 2005). "Newsmaker: Embattled first lady just wants to live her own life". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (6 November 2006). "Presidential Office in crisis: Journey from political asset to liability". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  20. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (19 March 2008). "Presidential election 2008: 3 days to go: KMT win bad for freedom: Hsieh". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  21. ↑ Lee, I-chia (19 August 2018). "Ko evasive about new political party rumors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  22. ↑ Low, Stephanie (14 October 2002). "For many of the nation's leaders, politics is a family affair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  23. ↑ "Suicide rocks DPP family". Taipei Times. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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