Huang Tien-fu

Huang Tien-fu
MLY
黃天福
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyTaipei 2 (South)
In office
1 February 1981 – 31 January 1984
ConstituencyTaipei
Personal details
Born1938 (age 85–86)
Dalongdong, Taihoku, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
SpouseLan Mei-chin
RelativesHuang Hsin-chieh (brother)
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Occupationpolitician

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

Education

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Huang studied political science at National Taiwan University.[1]

Political career and activism

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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.[2] 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.[3][4] While in office, Huang published several magazines affiliated with the tangwai movement, among them Vertical-Horizontal, Political Monitor, and Bell Drum Tower.[5][6] Copies of the fifth issue of Bell Drum Tower were confiscated by the Kuomintang party-state in May 1983,[7] and Political Monitor was suspended in November.[5] After losing reelection in December,[8] Huang founded Neo Formosa Weekly in June 1984.[5][9] Neo Formosa Weekly also drew the attention of the government, which banned all but one of its 52 issues.[5][9] 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.[10] On 12 January 1985, the Taipei District Court sentenced Chen Shui-bian, Lee I-yang and Huang Tien-fu to a year's imprisonment.[11] Upon appeal to the Taiwan High Court, all three sentences were shortened to eight months.[12][13] The trio were released in February 1987.[14] Huang contested the 1989 Legislative Yuan primary for Taipei, but lost.[15] By forming an electoral coalition with Shen Fu-hsiung, Yeh Chu-lan, and Yen Chin-fu, Huang was elected to the Third Legislative Yuan.[16][17] After Chen Shui-bian won the 2000 presidential election, he offered Huang a position as senior adviser,[18] which Huang held through 2006.[19][20] 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."[21] He served the Tsai Ing-wen administration as national policy adviser.[22] In May 2022, the Transitional Justice Commission overturned libel charges against Huang dating back to his tenure on the Neo Formosa Weekly staff.[23]

Huang's wife Lan Mei-chin has also served on the Legislative Yuan.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Huang Tien-fu (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ The Kaohsiung Tapes (PDF). International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan. February 1981. p. 60. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. ^ "An American odyssey for two Taiwanese women" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 13: 9. August 1983. ISSN 1027-3999.
  4. ^ "Profile of a human rights lawyer" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 29: 1. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "Huang T'ien-fu: a profile of courage" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 21: 16. August 1985. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. ^ van der Wees, Gerritt (23 January 2018). "Taiwan's "outside the party" magazines on the road to democratization". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué: 1, 4–5. June 1983. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b Ko, Shu-ling (11 September 2009). "'Neo Formosa Weekly' resumes on the Web". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Who is Elmer Fung?" (PDF). Taiwan Communique. 92: 21. July 2000. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Freedom of the press?" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 18: 15. February 1985. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Neo-Formosa libel suit decision in High Court" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 25: 20–21. May 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Three Neo-Formosa executives imprisoned" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 26: 19. August 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  14. ^ "Prison Report" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 29: 18. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Constructive Controversies". Taiwan Today. 1 December 1989. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  16. ^ "DPP races to watch" (PDF). Taiwan Communique. 68: 14. October 1995. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  17. ^ "The DPP wins, but is hampered by factionalism" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué. 69: 6. January 1996. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  18. ^ Lin, Irene (21 April 2000). "Chen urges slow reform of police". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  19. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (8 May 2005). "Newsmaker: Embattled first lady just wants to live her own life". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  20. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (6 November 2006). "Presidential Office in crisis: Journey from political asset to liability". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Lee, I-chia (19 August 2018). "Ko evasive about new political party rumors". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  23. ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Kao, Evelyn (23 May 2022). "Justice Commission overturns convictions during martial law period". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  24. ^ Low, Stephanie (14 October 2002). "For many of the nation's leaders, politics is a family affair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  25. ^ "Suicide rocks DPP family". Taipei Times. 23 October 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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