Shih Yi-fang

Shih Yi-fang
MLY
施義芳
Official portrait, 2016
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
26 May 2016 – 31 January 2020
Preceded byLee Ying-yuan
ConstituencyParty-list
Personal details
Born (1962-02-10) 10 February 1962 (age 62)
Changhua County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology (BS)
National Central University (MS)
ProfessionEngineer

Shih Yi-fang (Chinese: 施義芳; born 10 February 1962) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician who had served as the member of the Legislative Yuan from 2016 to 2020.

Education and early career

He earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, and obtained his Master of Science (M.S.) in civil engineering from National Central University.[1] Shih has served as spokesman for a collective of civil engineering professional associations and represented the Farglory Group.[2][3]

Political career

Shih was placed on the Democratic Progressive Party's party list for the first time in 2008, and was defeated. He again represented the DPP as a proportional representation candidate in 2012, and lost for a second time.[4] Shih ran for an at-large seat in 2016. Though he lost, Shih was selected to replace Lee Ying-yuan when Lee took office as minister of the Environmental Protection Administration.[5] Shih was sworn in as a member of the Ninth Legislative Yuan on 26 May 2016.[1][6] He was listed on the Democratic Progressive party list again in 2020, but lost reelection.[7] Shih represented Taiwan at the 2023 World Engineers Convention.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shih Yi-fang (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  2. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (13 December 2008). "Tower 16 must move: experts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ Gerber, Abraham (23 June 2015). "Universiade will not be held at Taipei Dome: Ko". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "2位不分區綠委入閣 施義芳、李麗芬將遞補" (in Chinese). Storm Media Group. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "鄭麗君、李應元入閣 施義芳、李麗芬正式遞補立委" (in Chinese). Nownews. 24 May 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "New faces". Central News Agency. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ^ "2020 Elections: DPP legislator-at-large list shows diversity". Central News Agency. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ Pan, Jason (21 October 2023). "Taiwan not part of China, engineer insists at WEC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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