Mạch Ngọc Trân

Mạch Ngọc Trân (Chữ Hán and Chinese: 麥玉珍; pinyin: Mài Yùzhēn; born 14 October 1973) is a Vietnamese-born Taiwanese politician.

Mạch Ngọc Trân MLY
麥玉珍
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2024
Constituency	Republic of China
Personal details
Born	(1973-10-14) 14 October 1973 (age 51) Biên Hòa Province, South Vietnam
Citizenship	South Vietnam（1973–1975） Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam（1975–1976）  Vietnam（1976–1994）  Republic of China(since 1994)
Political party	Taiwan People's Party (since 2024)
Other political affiliations	Democratic Progressive Party (until 2024) Happy People Party (since 2022)
Education	Providence University (BA, MA)

Early life and education

Mạch's family grew coffee beans, fruits and produce in Vietnam.^[1] Mạch was born in Biên Hòa province.^[2] She moved to Changhua County and acquired Taiwanese citizenship in 1994 after marrying a Taiwanese national,^[3][4] but later divorced her Taiwanese husband, citing domestic violence.^[1][4] Mạch then attended a master's program at Providence University and worked in Taichung.^[4][5]

Career

She subsequently worked as a Vietnamese-language translator for the police and other governmental organizations.^[1] In 2022, Mạch was appointed the founding chair of the Happy People Party, and, at the time, also led the Taiwan Immigrant Association.^[6] In 2023, Mạch accepted a legislative nomination from the Taiwan People's Party, for which she was expelled from the Democratic Progressive Party.^[7] She won the 2024 election to the 11th Legislative Yuan on the Taiwan People's Party proportional representation party list.^[5][8]