Wang Jin-pyng

Wang Jin-pyng
王金平
Official portrait, 2005
10th President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 1 February 2016
Vice President
Preceded byLiu Sung-pan
Succeeded bySu Jia-chyuan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1976 – 31 January 2020
Constituency
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Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
18 June 2000 – 19 August 2005
ChairmanLien Chan
9th Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1999
PresidentLiu Sung-pan
Preceded byShen Shih-hsiung
Succeeded byYao Eng-chi
Personal details
Born (1941-03-17) March 17, 1941 (age 83)
Rochiku Village, Okayama District, Takao Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Lujhu, Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseChen Tsai-lien (陳彩蓮)
ChildrenWang Hsin-min (王馨敏)
Wang Hsin-chun (王馨淳)
Wang Ping-yao (王柄堯)
Alma materNational Taiwan Normal University (BS)

Wang Jin-pyng (Chinese: 王金平; pinyin: Wáng Jīnpíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Kim-pêng; born March 17, 1941) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as President of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2016, which makes him Taiwan's longest-serving legislative speaker. Once a leading figure of the Kuomintang (KMT), Wang is considered to be soft-spoken and a conciliatory figure who has often brokered deals between the KMT and opposition DPP. Due to his longevity, experience and influence in political scene, he is a widely respected figure in Taiwanese politics. He was replaced by Democratic Progressive Party's Su Jia-chyuan as president of the Legislative Yuan after a decisive victory for the DPP in the 2016 election.