2022 in Taiwan
Taiwan-related events during the year of 2022
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Events from the year 2022 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 111 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Incumbents
- President: Tsai Ing-wen
- Vice President: Lai Ching-te
- Premier:
- Su Tseng-chang
- Vice Premier:
Events
Dates TBD
January–March
- 9 January
- Recall election [zh] for Taipei City Constituency V, represented in the Legislative Yuan by Freddy Lim.
- 2022 Taiwanese legislative by-election held in Taichung City Constituency II, a vacant Legislative Yuan seat following the October 2021 recall election against [zh] legislator Chen Po-wei.
- 4–20 February Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
April–June
- 2 April – 2022 Chinese Professional Baseball League season begins.
- 24 June – Index case of the 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Taiwan reported.
July–September
- 2–3 August – 2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan
- 2 August – 2022 Chinese military exercises around Taiwan
- 17–18 September – 2022 Taitung earthquakes
October–December
Deaths
- 11 January – Pang Chien-kuo, 68, politician, MLY (2002–2005), fall.[1]
- 31 January – Liao Cheng-hao, 75, politician, Minister of Justice (1996–1998).[2]
- 6 February – Huang Wen-yao [zh], 65, puppeteer (Pili).[3]
- 7 February – Chen Shih-yung, 73, politician, Chiayi County magistrate (1989–1993).[4]
- 8 February – Ming Chin-cheng [zh], 51, television director (The Teen Age, Monga Yao Hui, Say I Love You) and actor.[5]
- 11 February – Chen Wen-min, 102, filmmaker.[6]
- 13 February – Gottfried Vonwyl, 90, Swiss-Taiwanese priest.[7]
- 14 February – Lin Kun-hai, 68, media executive (Sanlih E-Television), oral cancer.[8]
- 16 February
- Lien Jih-ching [zh], 94, entomologist.[9]
- Ba Ge, 67, actor, pancreatic cancer.[10]
- 13 March – Tang Chuan, 69, actor (All in 700, Let's Go Crazy on LIVE!, Gold Leaf).[11]
- 15 March – Lu Liang-Huan, 85, golfer.[12]
- 19 March – Ku Pao-ming, 71, actor.[13]
- 24 March – Chiu Chen [zh], 72, musician.[14]
- 2 April – Liao Hsiang-hsiung [zh], 89, film director and regulator.[15]
- 5 April – Jimmy Wang Yu, 79, actor and film director.[16]
- 6 April – Wen Hsia, 93, singer and actor.[17]
- 8 April – Peng Ming-min, 98, democracy activist.[18]
- 6 May – George Huang, 88, politician, Changhua County magistrate (1981–1989), Chairman of the Central Election Commission (1994–1995, 1999–2004).[19]
- 7 May – Hu Tai-li, 72, ethnologist and filmmaker.[20]
- 9 May – Chen Bing-nan [zh], 88, actor and comedian.[21]
- 12 June – Huang Wen-je [zh], 65, puppeteer (Pili).[3]
- 15 June – Chang Wen-i, 73, politician, MLY (1993–2002).[22]
- 27 June – Wu Jin-yun, 84, Olympic athlete (1960).[23]
- 3 July – Miu Chu, 40, singer, breast cancer.[24]
- 6 August – Ouyang Li-hsing [zh], 57, military researcher (National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology), heart attack.[25]
- 22 November – Lin Yu-sheng, 88, philosopher and historian.[26]
References
- ^ Huang, Li-yun; Evelyn, Kao (11 January 2022). "Former KMT lawmaker Pang Chien-kuo dies after suspected suicide". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 February 2022. Republished as:"Former KMT lawmaker dies in suspected suicide". Taipei Times. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Liu, Kaun-ting; Chen, Christie (1 February 2022). "Former justice minister Liao Cheng-hao dies at age 75". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b Lo, James (13 June 2022). "Iconic voice of Taiwan glove puppetry Vincent Huang dies at 65". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ 蔡, 宗勳 (9 February 2022). "嘉義縣前縣長陳適庸過世 享壽74歲". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "知名導演明金成驟逝!享年51歲 未滿月雙胞胎痛失父親 原文網址: 知名導演明金成驟逝!享年51歲 未滿月雙胞胎痛失父親" (in Chinese). ET Today. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Wang, Hsin-yu; Ko, Lin (12 February 2022). "Taiwan's first female film director dies at 103". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Lee, Hsien-feng; Kao, Evelyn (14 February 2022). "Swiss missionary Gottfried Vonwyl dies in Taitung at 90". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (16 February 2022). "Media tycoon Lin Kun-hai dies aged 68". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Yang, Yuan-ting; Liu, Tzu-hsuan (19 February 2022). "Entomologist key in Taiwan's malaria fight dies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Yeh, Kaun-yin; Yen, William (17 February 2022). "Veteran Taiwan TV host Ba Ke dies of cancer aged 67". Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ Yeh, Kuan-yin; Lo, James (14 March 2022). "Double golden bell-winning actor Tang Chuan dies at 69". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "快訊/台灣高爾夫球傳奇「呂良煥病逝」!享壽86歲" (in Chinese). ETToday. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ Wang, Hsin-yu; Wang, Pao-er; Lo, James (19 March 2022). "Acclaimed actor Ku Pao-ming dies at 71". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Chen, Vincent (2 April 2022). "In memory of musician Chiu Chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Wang, Hsin-yu; Lo, James (6 April 2022). "Pioneering filmmaker Liao Hsiang-hsiung dies at 89". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 April 2022. Republished as: "Filmmaker who pioneered policies for industry dies". Taipei Times. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ Chang, Ya-chin; Wang, Hsin-yu; Yeh, Kuan-yin; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (5 April 2022). "Veteran Taiwanese martial arts actor Jimmy Wang dies at 79". Central News Agency. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Yeh, Kuan-yin; Lo, James. "Taiwan's 'king of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies at 93". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 April 2022. Republished as: "'King of banned songs' Wen Hsia dies aged 93". Taipei Times. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (8 April 2022). "Peng Ming-min, a lifelong advocate for Taiwan and democracy, dies at 98". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ 賴, 于榛; 溫, 貴香 (7 May 2022). "前中選會主委黃石城辭世享壽88歲 政治生涯堅持無黨無派" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Chang, Hsiung-feng; Chiu, Tsu-yin; Kao, Evelyn (9 May 2022). "Ethnography expert Hu Tai-li dies at 72". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Everington, Keoni (10 May 2022). "Taiwanese comedian Chen Bing-nan dies at 88". Taiwan News. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "獨/國民黨籍前立委張文儀家中逝世 享壽74歲". United Daily News (in Chinese). 22 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ 三鐵皇后」吳錦雲今辭世 享壽83歲 Archived 4 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ^ "朱俐靜過世 享年40歲". hk.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ Li, Hui-ting; Huang, Frances (6 August 2022). "Vice president of weapons developer dies of heart attack". Central News Agency. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Academician Yu-sheng Lin Has Passed Away". Academia Sinica. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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