Kuan Bi-ling

Kuan Bi-ling (Chinese: 管碧玲; pinyin: Guǎn Bìlíng; born 9 December 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. She is the incumbent Minister of Ocean Affairs Council, assumed office under the Chen Chien-jen cabinet in 2023. Serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan between 2005 and 2023.

Kuan Bi-ling
管碧玲
Official portrait, 2023
3rd Minister of the Ocean Affairs Council
Assumed office
31 January 2023
Prime MinisterChen Chien-jen
Preceded byChou Mei-wu (acting)
Lee Chung-wei
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005  31 January 2023
Succeeded byLin Yi-shih (Kaohsiung 2)
Chung Shao-he (Kaohsiung 1)
Lee Kun-tse (Kaohsiung 5)
Chen Pei-yu (Party-list)
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2Kaohsiung 2Kaohsiung 5Party-list ( Democratic Progressive Party)
Director General of Bureau of Cultural Affairs
In office
1 January 2003  15 September 2004
MayorFrank Hsieh
Director General of the Information Bureau
In office
17 April 2000  31 December 2002
MayorFrank Hsieh
Personal details
Born (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956
Fengyuan, Taichung County, Taiwan
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
SpouseHsu Yang-ming
Alma materNational Taipei University
National Taiwan University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPolitical scientist

Kuan was previously a national legislator from 2005 to 2023, having won three consecutive elections, including the highly competitive 2008 legislative election after the introduction of the single-member district system which halved the total seats from 225 to 113.

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