| Wang Mei-hui | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MLY |
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| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Termstart1: | 1 February 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Lee Chun-yi |
| Constituency1: | Chiayi City |
| Office2: | Chiayi City Councillor |
| Termstart2: | 20 December 2005 |
| Termend2: | 31 January 2020 |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Chiayi, Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Party: | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Occupation: | Politician |
| Alma Mater: | Tatung Institute of Commerce and Technology National Chiayi University (MBA) |
| Constituency2: | 2nd Constituency (West District) |
Wang Mei-hui (Chinese: 王美惠; pinyin: Wáng Měihuì; born 15 April 1965) is a Taiwanese politician and member of the Democratic Progressive Party who has served in the Legislative Yuan since 2020. Before being elected to the Legislative Yuan, Wang was a member of the Chiayi City Council from 2005 to 2020.
Wang was born in Chiayi on 15 April 1965. She received a Masters in Business Administration from National Chiayi University.[1]
Wang Meihui was first elected for the Chiayi City Council in 2005 and was re-elected for four terms.
In April 2019, Wang ran in a primary against then-legislator Lee Chun-yi for the Democratic Progressive Party nomination for the Chiayi City Constituency. Wang Mei-hui won the primary election with a vote share of 34.33%, and was then nominated by the Democratic Progressive Party to run for the Legislative Council election.[2] [3]
| Year | Election | District | Party | Votes | Percentage | Elected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7th Chiayi City Council Election | Chiayi City 2nd Constituency (West District) | Democratic Progressive Party | 4,503 | 6.34% | ||
| 2009 | 8th Chiayi City Council Election | 7,647 | 10.73% | ||||
| 2014 | 9th Chiayi City Council Election | 8,261 | 10.30% | Highest number of votes in Chiayi City | |||
| 2018 | 1010th Chiayi City Council Election | 8,007 | 10.27% | ||||
| 2020 | 10th Taiwanese Legislative Yuan Election | Chiayi City Constituency | 80,333 | 50.20% | |||
| 2024 | 11th Taiwanese Legislative Yuan Election | 78,069 | 50.64% |
In 2019, a movement against the extradition bill amendment broke out in Hong Kong, attracting attention from all walks of life around the world. At that time, the Taiwanese government condemned the Hong Kong government in the name of defending human rights. On 25 May 2020, Wang posted to her Facebook in support of the protests, vowing to "stand with Hong Kong people and call on all politicians to give more support and attention to the current situation in Hong Kong".[4]
In April 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led Taiwan to donate masks to many countries around the world. However, due to the name of China Airlines, planes from China Airlines were repeatedly mistaken for planes from the People's Republic of China. This incident sparked domestic discussions about renaming China Airlines.
On 14 April 2020, Wang Mei-hui expressed her support for China Airlines to change its name and asked relevant ministries and committees to discuss it as soon as possible. In response to Premier Su Tseng-chang's proposal of "not changing the name first, but painting Taiwan on the fuselage", Wang said, "It may cause foreigners to have the fallacy of "Taiwan is a province of China"".[5]
On 18 June 2020, the government reported that President Tsai Ing-wen was preparing to nominate former Taitung County Mayor Justin Huang as the Vice President of the 6th Control Yuan. Many Democratic Progressive Party legislators and party and government figures expressed their disapproval due to his conviction for bribery in 2016.[6]
On 19 June, Wang Mei-hui expressed strong opposition to the nomination and criticized the nomination of Justin Huang as "ridiculous". Wang emphasized that the candidate for the Vice President of the Control Yuan should be based on merit and ability, and that the Control Yuan was in line with social expectations and there was no need to nominate a controversial person. Wang Meihui vowed to cast a no vote if Huang was nominated to the Control Yuan.[7]
On 20 June, Justin Huang withdrew from his nomination as the Vice President of the 6th Control Yuan.[8]