Kuan Bi-ling

Kuan Bi-ling
MLY
管碧玲
Member of Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
2005
Director General, Kaohsiung City Bureau of Cultural Affairs
In office
2003–2004
Director General, Kaohsiung City Information Bureau
In office
2000–2002
Personal details
Born 9 December 1956 (1956-12-09) (age 59)
Fengyuan, Taichung County, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater National Taipei University
National Taiwan University
Occupation Politician
Profession Political scientist

Kuan Bi-ling (Chinese: 管碧玲; pinyin: Guǎn Bìlíng) is a Taiwanese politician. She is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan.

Kuan has been a national legislator since 2005, having won three consecutive elections, including the highly competitive 2008 legislative election after the introduction of the single-member district system which halved the total seats from 225 to 113.

Early life and education

Kuan Bi-ling was born to a Hakka Taiwanese father and a Hoklo Taiwanese mother. She received her Ph.D. with honors in political science from National Taiwan University.

Early careers

Political careers

Kuan won the 2008 Republic of China legislative election held on 12 January 2008 representing Constituency 2 of Kaohsiung City.

No. Candidate Party Votes Ratio Elected
1 Luo Shih Syong (羅世雄) Kuomintang 63,410 48.85%
2 Li Jing Yu (李凈瑜) Home Party 424 0.33%
3 Ceng Wun Sheng (曾文聖) Taiwan Constitution Association 186 0.14%
4 Lin Cheng Syong (林稱雄) Independent 184 0.14%
5 Kuan Bi-ling Democratic Progressive Party 65,604 50.54%

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