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Lo Mei-ling

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Loh Meei-ling
MLY
羅美玲
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2020
ConstituencyParty-list
Personal details
Born (1969-05-01) 1 May 1969 (age 55)
Malacca, Malaysia
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2014–2018)
EducationNational Taiwan Normal University (BA)
Providence University (MBA)
National Changhua University of Education (PhD)
ProfessionEducator

Loh Meei-ling[1] (Chinese: 羅美玲; born 1 May 1969) is a Malaysian-born Taiwanese politician and educator. She was a member of the Nantou County Council from 2014 to 2020, when she was elected to the 10th Legislative Yuan. Lo followed Lin Li-chan as the second immigrant to Taiwan [zh] to serve as a member of the Legislative Yuan.

Personal life and education

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Lo was born in Malaysia on 1 May 1969.[2][3] She attended Pay Fong Middle School before immigrating to Taiwan in 1987 to enroll in the Department of Geography at National Taiwan Normal University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in the subject.[4][5] Lo then earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Providence University and a Ph.D. in finance from the National Changhua University of Education.[4] She acquired Taiwanese citizenship through marriage to a Taiwanese national.[3][5]

Political career

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Lo was elected to the Nantou County Council for the first time in 2014, as a political independent. She joined the Democratic Progressive Party for the 2018 election cycle, and was reelected.[4][5] As a member of the county council, she advocated for the elderly living in low-income households.[6] In November 2019, she was ranked fourth on the DPP party list, and won election to the 10th Legislative Yuan via proportional representation.[2][7]

In May 2020, Lo advocated for stricter laws on fire safety.[8] In November of that year, she founded a coalition to offer support for immigrants to Taiwan.[9] In March 2021, Lo proposed that rescue services operate on a user-pay principle to dissuade unprepared tourists from visiting mountainous areas.[10] In August 2021, she drew attention to suicide rates among adolescents, and advised that the Ministry of Education employ more guidance counselors as part of its suicide prevention efforts.[11] That same month, she held a joint press conference regarding animal welfare and living conditions at pet shops and breeders.[12] In October 2021, Lo proposed a basic law regarding the low birth rate in Taiwan.[13] She continued advocating for children, expressing concern in the following month that the internet made minors more susceptible to sexual exploitation and abuse.[14] In March 2022, Lo suggested that Article 31 of the Laws and Regulations Regarding Hong Kong & Macau Affairs be amended to prevent Chinese companies from claiming foreign or Hong Kong funding while doing business in Taiwan.[15] During the 2022 Taiwanese local elections, she led the DPP campaign messaging efforts targeting immigrants and naturalized citizens.[16]

Lo was the fifth candidate listed on the DPP party list for the 2024 legislative election cycle.[17][18] In the 11th Legislative Yuan, Lo established the Taiwan-Malaysia Inter-Parliamentary Amity Group and an association advocating for the rights of new immigrants to Taiwan [zh].[19]

References

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  1. ^ 立法院 (2013-07-23). "立法院". 立法院 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ a b "4號 羅美玲" (in Chinese). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b Pan, Jason (8 January 2020). "2020 Elections: DPP women tout party's strides in gender equality". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Lo Mei-ling (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "2020 Elections: 'New immigrants' are campaigning for change". Taipei Times. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ Hsieh, Chieh-yu; Chin, Jonathan (26 March 2018). "Nantou councilors accuse county of poor budgeting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ Yang, Chun-hui; Hsiao, Sherry (15 November 2019). "DPP sets its legislator-at-large list". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  8. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (5 May 2020). "Lawmakers call for tougher laws". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ Huang, Hsin-po; Pan, Jason (21 November 2020). "'New residents' coalition launched". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  10. ^ Chien, Hui-ju; Jonathan, Chin (13 March 2021). "Fees for rescues caused by neglect mulled". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  11. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (26 August 2021). "MOE must re-evaluate suicide prevention: lawmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  12. ^ Yang, Cheng-yu; Hetherington, William (25 August 2021). "DPP lawmakers call for improvement of new pet contracts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  13. ^ Chien, Hui-ju; Madjar, Kayleigh (6 October 2021). "Lawmakers propose bill to tackle declining birthrate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  14. ^ Yang, Cheng-yu; Chung, Jake (20 November 2021). "Stronger child abuse curbs urged". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  15. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Liu, Tzu-hsuan (24 March 2022). "Lawmakers call for Hong Kong, Macau law to be changed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  16. ^ Chen, Cheng-yu; Pan, Jason (28 August 2022). "DPP mobilizes campaign teams". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  17. ^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Yeh, Su-ping; Yang, Evelyn (15 November 2023). "ELECTION 2024/Children's rights activist tops DPP legislator-at-large list". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  18. ^ Chen, Yun; Pan, Jason (16 November 2023). "DPP unveils legislator-at-large list, with Kuma Academy's Puma Shen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  19. ^ Yang, Cheng-yu; Chin, Jonathan (21 February 2024). "DPP lawmakers launch Asian amity associations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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