Levi Ying

Levi Ying (Chinese: 營志宏; 1949–2013) was a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the National Assembly before serving on the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002. Ying relinquished American citizenship to seek political office in Taiwan, and regained American citizenship before his death in 2013.

Levi Ying
MLY
營志宏
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
ConstituencyOverseas Chinese
Acting Convenor of the New Party National Committee
In office
December 2001 – January 2002
Preceded byHsieh Chi-ta
Succeeded byYok Mu-ming
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1997–1998
Personal details
Born1949
Taipei, Taiwan
DiedApril 29, 2013 (age 64)
California, United States
NationalityTaiwanese
American
Political partyNew Party
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang
Alma materNational Taiwan University
National Chengchi University
Whittier Law School
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Ying was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1949.[1] He received a bachelor's degree in political science from National Taiwan University and obtained a master's degree in East Asian studies from National Chengchi University.[2] Ying then moved to the United States, and earned a SJD from Whittier Law School in California, setting up a law practice there prior to launching a political career in his native Taiwan.[3]

Political career

Ying served in the National Assembly as a member of the Kuomintang.[4] He renounced U.S. citizenship to take up the position.[5] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1998 as a New Party politician, and lost reelection in 2001,[6] as all New Party legislative incumbents failed to retain their legislative seats.[7][8]

Later life

After Ying's term ended, he moved back to the U.S. on a green card sponsored by his wife, who had remained a U.S. citizen, and he eventually naturalized as a U.S. citizen once again.[5] He died on April 29, 2013, aged 64.[9] His funeral was held at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California.[10]

References
  1. "作者簡介: 營志宏". Yang-Chih Book Co. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  2. "Levi C. Ying (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Lin, Irene (29 December 1999). "Divorce law reform urged". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. Liu, Weiling (15 August 1997). "Mongolian visitors draw attention to border debate". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  5. "台灣政要放棄美國籍,只是政治遊戲 專家:想恢復並不難". World Journal. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2017. Alt URL
  6. Hsu, Crystal (6 December 2001). "Lawmakers agree to take up budget on return to work". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  7. Tsai, Ting-I; Lin, Mei-Chun (18 November 2002). "Rallies vie for hearts and minds". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. Tsai, Ting-I (8 December 2002). "Celebrities do well in Taipei City". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. "台灣前立法委員、前洛杉磯新黨之友會召集人、全美中華青年聯合會榮譽主席、美國中國和平統一促進會首任主席". Chinese Daily (in Chinese). 28 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  10. "营志宏病逝 美联盟缅怀". Chinese Daily. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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