Kuan Bi-ling


Kuan Bi-ling is a Taiwanese politician. She is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party, currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
Kuan has been a national legislator since 2005, having won three consecutive elections, including the highly competitive 2008 legislative election after the introduction of the single-member district system which halved the total seats from 225 to 113.

Early life and education

Kuan Bi-ling was born to a Hakka Taiwanese father and a Hoklo Taiwanese mother. She received her Ph.D. with honors in political science from National Taiwan University.

Early careers

Kuan won the 2008 Republic of China legislative election held on 12 January 2008 representing Constituency 2 of Kaohsiung City.

No.CandidatePartyVotesRatioElected
1Lwo Shih-hsiung63,41048.85%
2Lee Ching-yuHome Party4240.33%
3Ceng Wun Sheng 1860.14%
4Lin Cheng Syong 1840.14%
5Kuan Bi-ling65,60450.54%

Personal life

Kuan is married to Hsu Yang-ming.