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Huang Kuo-chang
黃國昌
Chairperson of the New Power Party
Assumed office
13 September 2015
Preceded byFreddy Lim
Personal details
Born (1973-08-19) August 19, 1973 (age 50)
New Taipei City, Taiwan
Political partyNew Power Party
Alma materTaipei Municipal Jianguo High School
National Taiwan University(J.S.D)
Cornell University(LL.M)
Cornell Law School(J.S.D)

Huang Kuo-chang (Chinese: 黃國昌, born (1973-08-19)19 August 1973) is a Taiwanese politician, activist, legal scholar, researcher and writer. He is one of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement and he joined the New Power Party shortly after the Movement. He has been the chairperson of the New Power Party political party since 2015.[1]

Early life

Huang Kuo-chang was born in a traditional farmer family in Sijhih, former Taipei County.He graduated from National Taiwan University in 1995, and he continued his education at Cornell University for a master's degree and a doctorate in Ithaca, New York.[2]

In politics

One of the lead figures of the Sunflower Student Movement, Huang joined the New Power Party in May 2015,[3] and was named chairperson in July.[4] That same month, Huang announced that he would enter the Taiwan Legislative Yuan election in January 2016 as a New Power Party candidate for 12th constituency of New Taipei City (Sijhih District, Rueifang District, Jinshan District, Wanli District, Pingsi District, Shuangsi District and Gongliao District) against the incumbent legislator Lee Ching-hua of Kuomintang.[5] In September, the NPP announced that Huang would serve on a seven member committee of party leaders, which included Freddy Lim and Neil Peng.[6]

Publications

  • Journal Articles
    • Kuo-Chang Huang, Kong-Pin Chen, Chang-Ching Lin, 2015, “Party Capability versus Court Preference: Why do the “Haves” Come Out Ahead?－An Empirical Lesson from the Taiwan Supreme Court”, JOURNAL OF LAW ECONOMICS & ORGANIZATION, 31(1), 93-126. (SSCI) (IF: 1.036; SSCI ranking: 37.7%,30.5%)
    • Kuo-Chang Huang, Chang-Ching Lin, & Kong-Pin Chen, 2014, “Do Rich and Poor Behave Similarly in Seeking Legal Advice? Lessons from Taiwan in Comparative Perspective”, LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW, 48(1), 193-223. (SSCI) (IF: 1.31; SSCI ranking: 22.1%,21.2%)
    • Kuo-Chang Huang & Chang-Ching Lin, 2014, “Mock Jury Trials in Taiwan--Paving theGround for Introducing Lay Participation”, LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 38(4), 367-377. (SSCI) (IF: 2.153; SSCI ranking: 7.6%,16.7%)
  • Book Chapters
    • Kuo-Chang Huang, accepted, “The Effect of Stakes on Settlement--An Empirical Lesson from Taiwan”, editor(s): THEODORE EISENBERG, GIOVANNI BATTISTA RAMELLO EDS, RESEARCH HANDBOOKS IN COMPARATIVE LAW AND ECONOMICS, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Kuo-Chang Huang, accepted, “Using Associations as a Vehicle for Class Action—The Case of Taiwan”, editor(s): DEBORAH HENSLER, CHRIST HODGE EDS, CLASS ACTION IN CONTEXT, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Conference Papers
    • Kuo-Chang Huang, 2014, “The Impacts of Judicial Reform in Taiwan”, paper presented at 4th Brazilian Jurimetrics Conference, Brazil: Brazilian Jurimetrics Association, 2014-05-12 ~ 2014-05-16.[7]

References

  1. ^ New Power Party announces leadership structure
  2. ^ Academia Sinica
  3. ^ "Sunflower Movement leader Huang Kuo-chang could join legislative race". Formosa News. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "林昶佐請辭時代力量總隊長 黃國昌代理拚選戰". People News (in Chinese). 2 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ Loa, Lok-sin (28 July 2015). "Huang Kuo-chang announces run for legislature". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ Chen, Wei-han (14 September 2015). "New Power Party announces leadership structure". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  7. ^ Academia Sinica Research Professors

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Party political offices
Preceded by Captain of New Power Party
2 July 2015 – 12 September 2015 		Position abolished
Party political offices
Preceded by
New office
 Chairman of New Power Party
13 September 2015 – present 		Incumbent
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