Ni Wen-ya

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Ni Wen-ya (倪文亞; 2 March 1902 – 3 June 2006) was a Chinese educator and Kuomintang politician. Born in Yueqing, Zhejiang, he studied at East China Normal University (BA) and earned a Master of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught at Great China University before entering politics. In 1947 he was elected to represent Zhejiang in the Legislative Yuan. In the 1930s he served as Training Director of the Blue Shirts Society, a secretive Kuomintang faction, helping recruit university professors and promote its ideas.

In Taiwan, Ni held major leadership roles in the Legislative Yuan. He was Vice President from 1961 to 1972 and then President from 1972 to 1988, serving under four presidents. He was associated with the Tsotanhui Clique within the Kuomintang.

Ni Wen-ya died in Taipei at the age of 104. He was buried with his first wife, Li Yun-chiu, who had died in 1967. He had married Shirley Kuo in 1968, with whom he had five children. In 2005 a TV report claimed he privately divorced Kuo, but the report was publicly denied.