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Chou Yang-shan

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Chou Yang-shan
MLY
周陽山
Member of the Control Yuan
In office
1 August 2008 – 31 July 2014
Member of the National Assembly
In office
26 May 2005 – 7 June 2005
Convenor of the New Party National Committee
In office
August 1997 – August 1998
Preceded byChen Kuei-miao
Succeeded byChen Kuei-miao
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyTaipei 1
Personal details
Born (1957-08-24) 24 August 1957 (age 67)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political partyNew Party
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
Columbia University (PhD)

Chou Yang-shan (Chinese: 周陽山; born 24 August 1957) is a Taiwanese politician. He sat on the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 1999, was a member of the National Assembly in 2005, and served on the Control Yuan between 2008 and 2014.

Career

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Chou graduated from National Taiwan University (NTU) with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science and completed graduate studies at Columbia University, where he earned a Ph.D. in comparative politics. He was then a reporter for the China Times and United Daily News, and taught at NTU and National Chengchi University.[1]

Chou was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995 from Taipei 1.[1] He represented the New Party and was the party's caucus convener.[2] After stepping down from the Legislative Yuan, Chou returned to NTU as a political analyst. In this position, he spoke to the media regarding foreign affairs,[3] public opinion,[4] the political nomination process,[5] and constitutional reform.[6] Though it was reported that Chou had accepted a nomination from the People First Party in the legislative elections of 2001,[7][8] he was not elected to the Legislative Yuan for a second term. Instead, he represented the New Party in a case before the Central Election Commission regarding the joint nomination of Wang Chien-shien.[9][10] He continued teaching at NTU, and served as an advisor to the Control Yuan.[11]

Chou was elected to the National Assembly in 2005, and attended the legislative body's final meeting prior to its suspension.[12] By 2007, he had joined the faculty of Chinese Culture University,[13] and, backed by the New Party, launched an unsuccessful bid for the Legislative Yuan.[14] Shortly thereafter, Chou was nominated and confirmed for a seat on the Control Yuan.[15] In July 2009, Chou and Ma Yi-kung [zh] began investigating the Miaoli County Government's decision to remove kilns in Houlong Township in favor of urban redevelopment.[16] Chou aided other probes regarding infrastructure,[17] public land use,[18] and immigration.[19] In November 2010, Chou motioned to impeach Hu Chen-pu for misusing government funds.[20] In January 2011, Chou disputed Lai Shin-yuan's statement that Taiwanese citizens have free choice with regard to the future because the Constitution of the Republic of China mandates unification with the mainland.[21] That year, Chou participated in reviews exploring the possibility of simultaneous presidential and legislative elections for 2012,[22] the South China Sea territorial disputes,[23] and the average age of Taiwanese diplomats.[24] In August, Chou and Ma Hsiu-ru's report on management practices at the Central News Agency led to the censure of the Government Information Office and Executive Yuan.[25] Three months after the action against the GIO, Chou launched an investigation into Vanessa Shih, Taiwan's representative to Singapore.[26] Upon completing the report in July 2012, Chou advocated for its conclusions to be declassified.[27] Chou's agency eventually decided against his proposal.[28][29] Though the United Daily News speculated that Chou would resign over this disagreement, he did not do so.[30] Chou ended 2012 by finishing probes into social services for indigenous people and air pollution,[31][32] while commencing an investigation into the construction of Miramar Resort Village on Shanyuan Bay in Taitung.[33] In April 2013, a report authored by Chou pushed authorities to declassify documents relating to the 228 Incident.[34][35] Controversially, this report quoted Chi Chia-lin [zh], who stated that Lee Teng-hui was of Japanese descent.[36][37] That July, a report written by Chou and Ma Hsiu-ru led to the censure of the Ministry of Culture.[38] Chou left the Control Yuan at the end of his six-year term in 2014, and later joined the faculty of National Quemoy University.[39]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chou Yang-shan (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ Hsu, Crystal (24 April 2001). "New Party fighting for its life as elections approach". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ^ Chu, Monique; Lin, Chieh-yu (1 June 2001). "Taipei struggling to keep shaky Macedonian ties". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ Lin, Miao-jung (25 March 2002). "Public says no to nukes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (29 September 2005). "KMT wants president to call meeting to break deadlock over Control Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (1 June 2006). "Constitutional reform still on the agenda, official says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  7. ^ "New Party keeps the heat on PFP". Taipei Times. 15 April 2001. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  8. ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (14 April 2001). "New Party slams PFP over poaching of its members". Taipei. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  9. ^ Tsai, Ting-i (31 October 2001). "Election ruling sparks furor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  10. ^ Tsai, Ting-i (30 October 2001). "Electoral committee tells joint candidate to choose". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. ^ Lin, Miao-jung (12 June 2002). "Turf battle over rights agency stirs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  12. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (8 June 2005). "National Assembly approves reforms". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Academics call for change". Taipei Times. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  14. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (11 January 2008). "Legislative elections and referendums: KMT's call for pan-blue consolidation irks New Party". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  15. ^ Wang, Flora; Chang, Richard (1 July 2008). "KMT questions Yuan nominee". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  16. ^ Wang, Flora (23 July 2009). "Control Yuan takes Miaoli to task for destruction of kilns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  17. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (30 January 2010). "Control Yuan to meet Ma over MRT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Bureau censured over golf courses". Taipei Times. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Officials address illegally held aliens". 10 September 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  20. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (4 November 2010). "Control Yuan impeaches former veterans affairs boss". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  21. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (2 January 2011). "Taiwanese to decide own future: Ma". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  22. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (9 April 2011). "Control Yuan report gives support for election merger". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  23. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (5 August 2011). "Control Yuan member visits Taiping Island". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  24. ^ "Top overseas diplomats are 'too old': Control Yuan". Taipei Times. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  25. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (12 August 2011). "Control Yuan censures Cabinet, GIO". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  26. ^ Hsu, Stacy (17 July 2012). "Control Yuan report to remain secret". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  27. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Wang, Chris (18 July 2012). "Chou wants Shih report opened". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  28. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 July 2012). "Vanessa Shih case stays classified in spite of 'leaks'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  29. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (20 July 2012). "Vanessa Shih denies rumors of a relationship". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  30. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (25 July 2012). "Control Yuan official denies media report he plans to resign". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  31. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (23 August 2012). "Control Yuan urges better education for Aborigines". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  32. ^ Lin, Shu-hui; Hsu, Stacy (9 October 2012). "Control Yuan urges air monitoring". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  33. ^ "Activists petition Control Yuan to probe beach resort". Taipei Times. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  34. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (1 March 2013). "The 228 Incident: MND to release items on White Terror era, 228". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  35. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (12 April 2013). "Wang to Lee: 'We are all sinners'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  36. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Wang, Chris (10 April 2012). "Wang discusses rumors about Lee's parentage". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  37. ^ Wang, Chris (11 April 2013). "Lee planning trip to Japan, health permitting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  38. ^ "'Dreamers' brings censure". Taipei Times. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  39. ^ "Taiwan's Kinmen leans toward China". Taipei Times. New York Times News Service. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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