Chiu Chen-chun | |
Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
Honorific-Suffix: | MLY |
Smallimage: | 邱鎮軍肖像.jpg |
Caption: | Lu as a member of the Eleventh Legislative Yuan |
Order: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
Term Start: | 1 February 2024 |
Constituency: | Miaoli County 2 |
Order2: | Mayor of Miaoli City |
Term Start2: | 25 December 2018 |
Term End2: | 31 January 2024 |
Predecessor2: | Chiu Ping-kun |
Successor2: | Yeh Chih-hang (acting) Yu Wen-chung |
Order3: | Miaoli County Councilor |
Term Start3: | 25 December 2014 |
Term End3: | 24 December 2018 |
Constituency3: | District 1 (Miaoli City, Gongguan, Touwu) |
Birth Date: | 7 December 1971 |
Birth Place: | Miaoli County, Taiwan |
Nationality: | Taiwanese |
Party: | Kuomintang |
Alma Mater: | National Chi Nan University |
Occupation: | politician |
Chiu Chen-chun (; born 7 December 1971) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Miaoli County Council from 2014 to 2018, when he was elected mayor of Miaoli. Chiu served as mayor until his 2024 election to the Legislative Yuan.
Chiu served in the Republic of China Military Police.[1] [2] He holds a master's degree from National Chi Nan University. Chiu and his wife Chan Mei-chuan each owned arcades in Miaoli from 2012 to the start of Chiu's political career, when ownership of both entities were transferred to Cheng Tsu-wei.[3] [4]
Chiu won a seat on the Miaoli County Council in 2014, leading all candidates in vote share.[5] In 2018 and 2022, Chiu was elected mayor of Miaoli.[6] In May 2023, Chiu won a Kuomintang party primary against Hsu Yao-chang,[7] during which he was endorsed by sitting legislator,[8] and defeated independent Miaoli County Councilor Tseng Wen-hsueh in the 2024 legislative election.[9] [10]