Xia Chiu
| Xia Chiu | |
|---|---|
| Second Chiu Daughter of the Council | |
| Assumed office 25 February 2005[a] | |
| President | Sara Viallamando Joanna Greenwood Rebecca Arnott |
| Preceded by | Yin Chiu[b] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 25, 1991 New Fanshe, Kerlile |
| Nationality | Kerlian |
| Political party | Reform Party |
| Children | Jia Chiu (b. 2014) Cheung Chiu (b. 2020) Hua Chiu (b. 2023) |
| Mother | Jian Chiu |
| Relatives | Lia Chiu (grandmother) |
| Education | University of Maytown |
Xia Chiu (born 25 February 1991) is the granddaughter of Councillor Lia Chiu and second-in-line to the Chiu Family seat on the Council of Kerlile. She is known for being the first Daughter of the Council to openly raise her own male child since the establishment of the Education and Upbringing of Daughters of the Council Act (1956) after giving birth to her son Cheung on 20 July 2020.
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Xia Chiu was born on February 1991 in New Fanshe in north-western Kerlile to Jian Chiu during her great-grandmother Aiyan Chiu's time serving on the Council of Kerlile. Xia grew up during the Kerlian Civil War, being sent to Maytown Academy for Girls for the duration of the conflict due to the increased security at the school. She remained in Maytown to study until she became pregnant with her firstborn daughter, Jia, in 2014.
Politics[edit | edit source]
Xia is a member of the Reform Party, advocating for greater civil rights and political freedoms within the Matriarchy of Kerlile. While pregnant with her son Cheung, Xia fled to Lauchenoiria in order to prevent her son being taken off her at birth.
Family life[edit | edit source]
Xia has three children, two daughters and one son. Her eldest daughter Jia was born in 2014; while her son Cheung was born on 20th July 2020; and her youngest daughter Hua was born on 16th October 2023.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ As the minimum age for sitting on the Council of Kerlile is 14, Daughters are not entitled to a number in their title until their fourteenth birthday.
- ↑ Yin is Xia's aunt; the second daughter of Lia Chiu