Former Taipei deputy mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊), a senior figure in the opposition Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), yesterday said that she would not run for office again.
In a Facebook post, Huang, who served as a TPP legislator, said that she had entered nine elections since the age of 28: six Taipei City Council races, two legislative elections and one Taipei mayoral race.
She also recalled campaigning multiple times for presidential and legislative candidates.
Photo: Chen Yi-kuan, Taipei Times
Huang said that she had decided not to seek a sixth term on the Taipei City Council after falling ill in 2015, resolving at the time to live for herself and her family from then on.
However, she realized that her responsibilities were not yet completed and continued on her political path for another 10 years.
Huang said that she had completed her mission, having done her best and having no regrets.
She said her goal in politics had always been to “build a better Taiwan for the next generation.”
Although she would no longer seek elected office, she said she remains concerned about public affairs and would continue to participate in a different capacity.
Huang added that she would no longer have to weigh the value of her actions against their potential impact on an election.
She plans to return to the career she enjoys, learn new things and continue pursuing her dreams, she said.
She also said she would write about her experiences and thoughts, stand up for what she believes is right and do her best in whatever position she takes.
Huang won all six of her Taipei City Council races, serving in the role for more than 20 years, before becoming deputy mayor under TPP founder Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) in 2019.
She resigned in 2022 to run for Taipei mayor.
In 2024, Huang was the first candidate on the TPP’s party-list legislative slate.
She left the legislature this year after serving for two years, in accordance with the party’s policy of rotating its party-list lawmakers every two years.
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