Ni Wen-ya

Taiwanese politician

倪文亞

President of the Legislative YuanIn office
22 February 1972 – 28 April 1972Vice PresidentLiu Kuo-tsaiPreceded byHuang Kuo-shuSucceeded byhimselfIn office
2 May 1972 – 18 October 1988Preceded byhimself (acting)Succeeded byLiu Kuo-tsaiVice President of the Legislative YuanIn office
24 February 1961 – 22 February 1972PresidentHuang Kuo-shuPreceded byHuang Kuo-shuSucceeded byLiu Kuo-tsaiMember of the Legislative YuanIn office
18 May 1948 – 20 December 1988ConstituencyZhejiang 3rdMember of the National AssemblyIn office
1946–1948 Personal detailsBorn(1903-03-02)2 March 1903
Yueqing, Qing DynastyDied3 June 2006(2006-06-03) (aged 103)
Taipei, TaiwanNationalityTaiwanesePolitical partyKuomintangSpouseShirley KuoAlma materColumbia UniversityOccupationPolitician

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

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 for 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

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

References

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