The Taoyuan City Council will have the first pair of "mother and son" councilors. The current councilor Wang Xianlian and her son Su Weien were elected as councilors for the plain and mountainous aborigines districts respectively.

(Photo by reporter Li Rongping)

[Reporter Li Rongping/Taoyuan Report] The Taoyuan City Council is about to have its first "mother-child file" city councilors!

Su Weien, a 27-year-old Atayal-Ami "mixed race" youth, and Wang Xianlian, an Amis mother, participated in the nine-in-one election for the mountainous and plain aboriginal district elections respectively. An extra layer of parliamentary colleague relationship has been passed down as a good story in the political arena.

After the promotion of Taoyuan City, Wang Xianlian, who was a representative of the citizens of Zhongli City before the promotion, participated in the first election of city councilors in plain and mountainous aboriginal districts with her partner Su Zhiqiang eight years ago. In the second city council election 4 years ago, Su Zhiqiang sought re-election, and Wang Xianlian made a comeback. Unexpectedly, Su Zhiqiang was the "lost leader" in the district, and Wang Xianlian was elected with a high number of votes.

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However, the following year, Chen Rongji, a former member of the mountainous aboriginal district, was found to be invalid for bribery. The Central Election Committee announced that according to the election strike law, Su Zhiqiang, the "lost leader" of the constituency, would replace him. Su Zhiqiang took the oath of office that year, which also led to the first "husband and wife file" in the parliament. "City councilor.

Different from elections in other constituencies, people from the original ethnic group are scattered in the 13 administrative districts of Taoyuan City. The constituency is vast. Su Weien watched his parents leave early and return home almost every day in order to serve the tribe. After getting married at the end of last year, he felt that Aboriginal youths and Aboriginal families needed young people to speak out on their behalf, and resolutely participated in the election, because the constituencies where the mother and son voted were different. Su Weien said frankly that "I haven't seen my mother for a long time" during the campaign.

The husband and wife of Su Zhiqiang and Wang Xianlian have 2 daughters and 1 son. Su Jiaen, who won a gold medal in Taekwondo Mixed Doubles in the World University Games, is the youngest daughter. The family is a devout Christian. They often go to Daxi Rongmei Presbyterian Church to worship. The 3 children are named " Love En", "Wei En" and "Gain" to encourage them to "always bless the name of the Lord, for His grace is sufficient".