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The Green Party Taiwan (台灣綠黨, pinyin: Táiwān Lǜ Dǎng, Taiwanese: Tâi-ôan Le̍k Tóng) is a political party in Taiwan established on 25 January 1996. The party is not a member of and should not be confused with the Pan-Green Coalition. As its name suggests, the Green Party Taiwan focuses on environmental issues. Green Party Taiwan is a member of the Asia-Pacific Green Network and participates in the Global Greens.
In the 2008 legislative election, Green Party Taiwan formed a red-green coalition with a labour-led organization Raging Citizens Act Now! (人民火大行動聯盟)[1], but failed to win any seats.
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List of chairpersons
- Mr. Kao Cheng-yan (高成炎), 1996-1997 and 2003-2004 Chair. Professor of Computer Science at National Taiwan University; Green Party Taiwan's founding chair; former director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 1998 and 2001.
- Mr. Shin-Min Shih (施信民), 1998 Chair. Professor of Chemical Engineering at National Taiwan University; President of the Institute of Environment and Resource; former Director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union;
- Ms. Kuang-Yu Chen (陳光宇), 1999-2000 Chair. candidate for the Taipei City Councilor in 1998.
- Mr. Ayo Cheng (鄭先祐), 2001-2002 Chair. Dean of College of Environment and Ecology at National University of Tainan; former director of Taiwan Environmental Protection Union.
- Ms. Yenwen Peng (彭渰雯), 2005 Chair. Assistant professor of Public Administration and Management at Shih Hsin University; candidate for the Taipei City Councilor in 1998.
- Mr. Sam Lin (林聖崇), 2006 Co-chair. Former Chair of Taiwan Ecology Conservation Union.
- Ms. Jolan Hsieh (謝若蘭), 2006 Co-chair. Assistant professor of Indigenous Culture at National Dong Hua University.
- Ms. Manli Chen (陳曼麗), 2007 Co-chair. Former president of the Homemakers' Union and Foundation; former president of the National Union of Taiwan Women Association; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 2008.
- Mr. Huei-Sean Hong (洪輝祥), 2007 Co-chair. President of Pingdong Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Legislative Yuan in 2004.
- Ms. Bau-Ju Chung (鍾寶珠), 2008-2009 Co-chair. President of Hualien Environmental Protection Union; candidate for the Hualien County Councilor in 1998, 2002.
- Mr. Hong-Lin Chang (張宏林), 2008-2009 Co-chair. Secretary General of the Taiwan NPO Self-regulation Alliance; former Secretary General of the Society of Wildness; candidate for the Taipei City Councilor in 2006.
Notable persons
- Linda Gail Arrigo (艾琳達), international affairs officer for the party; ex-wife of Shih Ming-teh.
- Kao Meng-Ting (高孟定), who won a seat in Yunlin County for Green Party Taiwan in the ROC National Assembly in 1996, but later joined the Democratic Progressive Party.
- Lin Cheng-hsiu (林正修), erstwhile Research, Development and Evaluation Commission Director, Taipei City (apparently the only party member who holds a public office in 2004); he ran unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the 2004 legislative election. In 2007, Lin appeared to have become a campaign manager for Pan-Blue Coalition's presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou [1].
- Peter Ng (黃文雄): famous for his failed assassination attempt against Chiang Ching-kuo in 1970; erstwhile National Policy Advisor on human rights issues to the President of the Republic of China; avid supporter of the party since it was founded.[2]
- Pan Han-Chiang (潘翰疆), member of the Central Supervisory Committee of the party, 1999; also, vice secretary-general of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union.
- Calvin Wen (溫炳原), a former Secretary-General of the Party, competing in the by-election in Da'an District due to the resignation of Diane Lee in 2009.
- Robin Winkler (文魯彬): lawyer and founder of Wild at Heart; naturalised Taiwanese citizen.
 logo of Green Party Taiwan, 2006 |
 Emblem of Green Party Taiwan, 2008 |
References
- ^ http://www.nobnog.org.tw/
- ^ 我為甚麼支持綠黨？ (Why do I support the Green Party?)
See also
- Politics of the Republic of China
- List of environmental organizations
- List of political parties in the Republic of China
- Green party
External links
- Green Party Taiwan official website
- Taipei Times (2008-01-14): Election fallout: Green Party stays upbeat despite poor performance
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