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Liu Heng-ching

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Liu Heng-ching
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1948–1979
ConstituencyNanjing
Personal details
Born8 March 1900
Died8 August 1979(1979-08-08) (aged 79)

Liu Heng-ching (Chinese: 劉蘅靜, 8 March 1900 – 8 August 1979) was a Chinese politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Biography

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Originally from Panyu County, Liu graduated from Peking Normal Women's University [zh], after which she carried out research at the Teacher's College of Columbia University in the United States.[1] Returning to China, she worked as headmistress of Jiangsu Provincial Nanjing Girls' High School and taught at Chongqing Private Rural Construction College.

Liu became a member of the Kuomintang and served on its central supervisory committee. In the 1948 elections to the Legislative Yuan, she ran as a Kuomintang candidate in Nanjing and was elected to parliament.[1] She relocated to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War, where she remained a member of the Legislative Yuan until her death in 1979.

References

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  1. ^ a b 劉蘅靜 Legislative Yuan