Chen Ying

Chen Ying (; born 15 November 1972), also known as Asenay Daliyalrep in the Puyuma language, is a Taiwanese politician and musician who is currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chen served previous terms in the Legislative Yuan, from 2005 to 2012. Chen is a Puyuma Taiwanese and currently represents the Lowland Aborigine Constituency.

Early life and education Chen was born in Taitung and belongs to the Puyuma tribe. After graduating with a degree in languages from the Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages and studying at Brigham Young University, she earned a bachelor's degree in music (piano) from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2000, a Master of Music (MMus) in harpsichord performance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2002, then a Doctor of Music (DMus) from the University of Illinois.

Chen again secured a Lowland seat in 2016.

In 2018, Chen negotiated a deal for a Pinaski palakuwan, an important institution in the Puyuma tribe, to be sold to an indigenous buyer. The palakuwan was previously registered to an "Aniu" (アニウ) during the Japanese era but was transferred to a Han Chinese ownership. As the property was rumored to be listed for sale in the previous year, Puyuma tribal members expressed concern that the palakuwan would be jeopardized. Chen requested the Executive Yuan to aid the tribe in repurchasing the property, and this request was granted in October 2018. The initiative was part of Chen's larger campaign to realize transitional justice in the prior treatment of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples in previous administrations.

In July 2019, Chen announced that the government had nationalized land that was registered to a defunct Japanese-era organization. The land was never properly registered in the modern era, and was neither public nor private. Chen worked with Kuomintang legislator Sra Kacaw to facilitate a bipartisan process of recognizing the land as public and reserving it for indigenous use.

Chen was re-elected in 2020 along with Wu Li-hua, and the 2020 election became the first time the DPP was able to secure seats in both the Lowland and Highland Aborigine constituencies.

In September 2021, along with other DPP colleagues as well as Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislator Chen Po-wei, Chen Ying called for the establishment of a permanent athletic training and sports science center similar to ones in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, to facilitate the training of competitive athletes in Taiwan.

Candidacy for Magistrate of Taitung

In early 2025, Chen announced her intention to seek for nomination from the Democratic Progressive Party for the candidacy ticket for Magistrate of Taitung in the 2026 Taiwanese local elections. Later the same year on 22 October, DPP's chair, also the President of Taiwan, Lai Ching-te announced her nomination to be the candidate.

Personal life Chen is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Her grandfather, , was a member of the famed Kano baseball team, the Taiwanese high school team that won second place at Japanese High School Baseball Championship (Koshien) in 1931, portrayed in the 2014 film Kano. In honor of his father, Chen Chien-nian launched the Kung-Yuan Cup (耕元盃棒球賽), an annual baseball tournament that was restarted by Chen Ying in 2016.