Mạch Ngọc Trân
麥玉珍
1 February 2024
Biên Hòa Province, South Vietnam
Vietnam (1976–1994)
Taiwan (since 1994)
affiliations
Democratic Progressive Party (until 2024)
Mạch Ngọc Trân (Chữ Hán and Chinese: 麥玉珍; pinyin: Mài Yùzhēn) (born 14 October 1973) is a Vietnamese-born Taiwanese politician.
Mạch's family grew coffee beans, fruits and produce in Vietnam.[1] Mạch was born in Biên Hòa province.[2] She moved to Changhua County and acquired Taiwanese citizenship in 1994, after marrying a Taiwanese national,[3][4] and later divorced her Taiwanese husband, citing domestic violence.[1][4] Mạch then attended a master's program at Providence University and worked in Taichung.[4][5] She subsequently worked as a Vietnamese-language translator for the police and other governmental organizations.[1] In 2022, Mạch was appointed the founding chair of the Happy People Party, and, at the time, also led the Taiwan Immigrant Association.[6] In 2023, Mạch accepted a legislative nomination from the Taiwan People's Party, for which she was expelled from the Democratic Progressive Party.[7] She won the 2024 election to the 11th Legislative Yuan on the Taiwan People's Party proportional representation party list.[5][8]
References
- ^ a b c Ou, Su-mei; Pan, Jason (6 July 2024). "TPP legislator apologizes for taking Taiwanese dragon fruit to Vietnam". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "第11屆全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉公報" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. 2024.
- ^ 唐詩 (30 January 2017). "走過家暴坎坷歲月 越南新娘麥玉珍無悔投身公益". Taiwan People News (in Chinese). Yahoo! Taiwan. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "The Vietnamese new immigrant overcame obstacles and dedicated to raising up new immigrants to serve as bridges between nations". National Immigration Agency. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Mai Yu-chen (11)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Pan, Jason (1 May 2022). "New small parties seek national reach". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ 陳, 昀 (1 February 2024). "民進黨大開鍘50人 周榆修、麥玉珍、郭正亮、蔡沐霖除名" (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ Liu, Tzu-hsuan. "Parliamentary group launched to support HK rights". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2024.