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Huang Jie | |
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黃捷 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
Preceded by | Chao Tien-lin |
Constituency | Kaohsiung VI |
Kaohsiung City Councillor | |
In office 25 December 2018 – 31 January 2024 | |
Constituency | District 9 (Fongshan) |
Personal details | |
Born | Fongshan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 19 January 1993
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (2023–present) |
Other political affiliations | New Power Party (2018–2020) Independent (2020–2023) |
Education | National Taiwan University (BS) |
Huang Jie (Chinese: 黃捷; pinyin: Huáng Jié; Wade–Giles: Huang2 Chieh2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Chia̍p, born 19 January 1993) is a Taiwanese politician and a former 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] In the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election, she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a candidate of the Democratic Progressive Party to represent the sixth constituency of Kaohsiung, making her the first openly gay member of the chamber.[3]
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