Wang Tien-ging

Wang Tien-ging (Chinese: 王天競; born 27 July 1947) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 2002.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).

Wang Tien-ging MLY
王天競
Wang in the Third Legislative Yuan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
Constituency	Kaohsiung 1
In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1999
Constituency	Kaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born	(1947-07-27) 27 July 1947 (age 78) Nanking, China
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Kuomintang (1965–2000; since 2002)
Other political affiliations	People First Party (2000–2002)
Spouse	Chou Liang-tai
Occupation	politician

Education

Wang attended primary and secondary schools in Kaohsiung before earning a bachelor's degree from Chinese Culture University and a master's degree from Roosevelt University.^[1][2]

Political career

Wang joined the Kuomintang in 1965, and left for the People First Party shortly after its establishment in 2000.^[3] As a legislator, he maintained an interest in the military and defense.^[4][5][6][7] Wang did not receive a legislative nomination from the People First Party in 2001,^[8][9] and launched an independent campaign to represent Kaohsiung's first district.^[10] In November 2001, Wang was one of four legislative candidates indicted on charges of vote buying.^[11][12] Of those four candidates, Wang, Hsiao-Chin-lan, and Chuan Wen-sheng lost, while Hsu Chih-ming retained his seat.^[13] After stepping down from the legislature, Wang returned to the Kuomintang.^[14]

Personal life

Wang is married to Chou Liang-tai.^[15]