Huang was raised in present-day Changhua County, Taiwan, while it was still ruled by Japan.

He attended an agricultural school in Japan, then worked in Shanghai for two years before returning to Taiwan, settling in Taitung.

Huang served on the Taitung County Council for three terms, and as Taitung County Magistrate for one term prior to contesting his first legislative election in 1972.

Huang became known for voting against the confirmation of Zhou Gucheng, who won reelection as chair of the Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee.

Huang resigned from the NPC in 1992, over a disagreement regarding the Three Gorges Dam project, and died in 2002 of a heart attack.