Ni Wen-ya

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Ni Wen-ya
倪文亞
President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
22 February 1972 – 28 April 1972
Vice PresidentLiu Kuo-tsai
Preceded byHuang Kuo-shu
Succeeded byhimself
In office
2 May 1972 – 18 October 1988
Preceded byhimself (acting)
Succeeded byLiu Kuo-tsai
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
24 February 1961 – 22 February 1972
PresidentHuang Kuo-shu
Preceded byHuang Kuo-shu
Succeeded byLiu Kuo-tsai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
18 May 1948 – 20 December 1988
ConstituencyZhejiang 3rd
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1946–1948
Personal details
Born(1903-03-02)2 March 1903
Yueqing, Qing Dynasty
Died3 June 2006(2006-06-03) (aged 103)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseShirley Kuo
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationPolitician

Ni Wen-ya (Chinese: 倪文亞; pinyin: Ní Wényà; 2 March 1903 – 3 June 2006) was a longtime member of the Legislative Yuan, a parliamentary body first based in the Republic of China, and later moved to Taiwan.

Biography[edit]

Ni was born in Yueqing, Zhejiang, Qing China. He studied for his master's degree at Columbia University in the United States and taught at Great China University.[1]

Ni was elected to represent Zhejiang in the parliament through the 1947 legislative elections.[2] Ni served as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, before replacing Huang Kuo-shu in the top leadership position as Huang had resigned due to health reasons.[1] Ni was replaced as President of the Yuan by Liu Kuo-tsai in October 1988 when he first attempted to resign,[3] but did not relinquish his legislative seat until December 1988, when his resignation was approved.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Ni was married to Shirley Kuo. Ni died on 3 June 2006 at Cathay General Hospital in Taipei, Taiwan.[2][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Nieh Wen-ya nominated for legislature chief". Taiwan Info. 30 April 1972. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Leaders pay their last respects to Nieh Wen-ya". China Post. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  3. ^ "Nieh Resigns; Gets His Wish". Taiwan Today. 26 December 1988. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016. Alt URL
  4. ^ "Elderly lawmaker allowed to retire". Reading Eagle. 20 December 1988. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Former speaker Ni dies". Taipei Times. 4 June 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2016.