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Wang Tung-chen

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Wang Tung-chen
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1948–1976
ConstituencyHebei
Personal details
Born5 December 1898
Died25 September 1977(1977-09-25) (aged 78)

Wang Tung-chen (Chinese: 王冬珍, 5 December 1898 – 25 September 1977)[1] was a Chinese politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Biography

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Wang was born in 1898.[2] Originally from Hebei province, she attended Zhili Provincial Tianjin Women's Normal School.[2] She subsequently graduated from Hebei Provincial Women's Teachers College and earned a degree in politics and economics at Waseda University in Japan.[3] She became head of Shaanxi Ankang Teachers' Training College and was a political instructor for the Northwest Training Corps of the Kuomintang's Central Training Corps [zh].[3]

Wang was a Kuomintang candidate in Hebei in the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan, and was elected to parliament.[3] Her husband Han Chen-sheng was also elected from Hebei. The couple relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1977.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 辛亥以来人物年里录, 1994, p90
  2. ^ a b 中国国民党百年人物全书, volume 1, p149
  3. ^ a b c 王冬珍 Legislative Yuan
  4. ^ 总统府公报 [Presidential Palace Bulletin] number 3,114