1. Chiu Yi-ying has served four terms in the Legislative Yuan, one term in the National Assembly, and, from 2005 to 2008, was the deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council.
10 Facts About Chiu Yi-ying
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Chiu Yi-ying won her first national-level office in 1996, serving on the National Assembly until 2000.
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Chiu Yi-ying was then appointed deputy minister of the Hakka Affairs Council in June 2005.
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Chiu Yi-ying was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation party list for the 2008 legislative elections and won, necessitating her resignation from the Hakka Affairs Council, where she was replaced by Peng Tien-fu.
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In 2012, Chiu Yi-ying defeated Kaohsiung 1 incumbent Chung Shao-ho and won reelection in 2016.
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Chiu Yi-ying supported a 2003 amendment to Taiwanese copyright law that was unpopular with rapper Jeff Huang.
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Chiu Yi-ying has been involved in many altercations on the floor of the Legislative Yuan.
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In July 2017, Chiu Yi-ying attempted to break up a group of Kuomintang lawmakers who were protesting the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program.
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Chiu Yi-ying later engaged Lee Yen-hsiu, Lin Te-fu, and Huang Chao-shun.
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Chiu Yi-ying married Lee Yung-te in April 2011, whom she had met while serving on the Hakka Affairs Council.