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Huang Chieh

黄捷　/　こう・しょう

Politician from Taiwan

January 19, 1993 (age 33)　・　Kaohsiung County, Taiwan

Kaohsiung County
politician
reporter

My Take

What strikes me about Huang Jie is how young she was when she stepped into Kaohsiung City Council politics, winning her seat in 2018 while still in her mid-twenties. A National Taiwan University graduate who came up through journalism, she built a reputation for pointedly questioning the powerful, including the city's former mayor, and that willingness to press hard is what I respect most. Her 2024 inclusion on the BBC's 100 Women list tells me her profile now reaches well beyond Taiwan. I read her as part of a generation reshaping who gets to hold local office.

Overview

Huang Jie (Chinese: 黃捷; pinyin: Huáng Jié; Wade–Giles: Huang2 Chieh2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Chia̍p, born 19 January 1993) is a Taiwanese politician and a former member of the New Power Party. She was elected to the Kaohsiung City Council in 2018, representing Fongshan District. Huang is known for questioning the policies of former Kaohsiung mayor Han Kuo-yu.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Huang Chieh
Name (Japanese): 黄捷
Reading: こう・しょう
Born: January 19, 1993 (age 33)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rooster
Origin: Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / reporter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Kaohsiung Municipal Yangming Junior High School
University: National Taiwan University

Awards & achievements

2024 BBC 100 Women

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/huangjie_npp/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%84%E6%8D%B7

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