Tung Tao-yun

Tung Tao-yun (Chinese: 仝道雲) was a Chinese educator and politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Tung Tao-yun
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1948–1991
ConstituencyAnhui

Biography

Tung attended National Southeast University, where she graduated from the Department of Education.[1] She became headteacher of Boxian County Middle School in Anhui province and was an inspector for the Shaanxi province Department of Education.[1] She also qualified as a lawyer.[1] A graduate of the Kuomintang's Central Training Corps, she became secretary of the party's central department and served on Shanghai City Council.[1]

Tung was a Kuomintang candidate in Anhui in the 1948 elections for the Legislative Yuan, and was elected to parliament,[1] relocating to Taiwan during the Chinese Civil War. She served as executive director of Chinese Muslim Association and of the Taipei Mosque Board.[1]

References
  1. 仝道雲 Legislative Yuan
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