Huang Jie (politician)

Huang Jie (Chinese: 黃捷; pinyin: Huáng Jié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Chia̍p, born 19 January 1993) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the New Power Party. She was elected to the Kaohsiung City Council in 2018, representing Fongshan District. Huang is known for questioning the policies of former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu.[1][2]

Huang Jie

KCC
黃捷
Councillor for District 9 (Fongshan)
Assumed office
25 December 2018
ConstituencyKaohsiung 9
Personal details
Born (1993-01-19) 19 January 1993
Fongshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyNew Power Party
Alma materNational Taiwan University

Early life

Huang graduated from Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Girls' Senior High School and attended National Taiwan University, where she received a degree in public health and sociology. After graduating, she was admitted to the graduate program at the Institute of Environmental Health at National Taiwan University, but soon took leave of the program to be a journalist and later a legislative assistant for the New Power Party. After returning to the program and taking a second leave of absence, she returned to Fongshan to run for city council.[3]

Kaohsiung City Council

Huang is known for criticizing Han Kuo-yu's plan to establish a free economic zone in Kaohsiung in a viral video where she rolled her eyes after Han seemed unable or unwilling to give details about his plan.[4][5]

References
  1. Ko Yu-hao; William Hetherington (6 May 2019). "Online searches for Han's free economic zone surge". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  2. "藍委挺韓國瑜嗆她該多做功課 黃捷霸氣反擊網友讚爆" (in Chinese). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  3. 賴怡君 (2 August 2018). "時代力量最年輕的參選人 黃捷：我很想讓高雄青年都回鄉工作". 信傳媒. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. "INTERVIEW: 'Eye-roll goddess' lambasts Han Kuo-yu's leadership". Taipei Times. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. "Candidate Seeks Closer China Ties, Shaking Up Taiwan's Presidential Race". New York Times. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.


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