Chiu Chih-wei explained

Chiu Chih-wei
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Smallimage:邱志偉委員.jpg
Constituency:Kaohsiung II
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 2012
Predecessor:Lin Yi-shih
Birth Date:1972 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Nationality:Taiwanese
Alma Mater:National Sun Yat-sen University
National Taiwan University
Tamkang University
Occupation:Politician

Chiu Chih-wei (; born 24 July 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Legislative Yuan. A Hakka descent, he is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.[1] He has a Ph.D. degree from the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU). He served as Kaohsiung's chief of bureau of civil affairs between 2007 and 2011. He was elected into the Legislative Yuan representing Kaohsiung 2nd district since 2012.[2] He was reelected in 2016.

Parliamentary career

Chiu resigned his position as the chief of Kaohsiung Bureau of Civil Affairs in order to run for a seat in the 2012 election. In the 2012 election, he defeated a four-term veteran Lin Yi-shih in the general election, thus elected as the Member of Legislative Yuan for Kaohsiung 2. During his tenure, he served in two committees: Education and Cultural Committee and Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.

As the 11th Legislative Yuan opened in 2024, Chiu founded the Taiwan-African Countries Parliamentary Friendship Association and the Taiwan–Central and South American and Caribbean Countries Parliamentary Friendship Association.[3]

Electoral Records

Incumbents are in bold

2012

OrderCandidatePartyVotesPercentageElected
1Chiu Chih-weiDemocratic Progressive Party96,81850.42%
2Sie Jhang-li Independent politician2,3011.20%
3Lin Yi-shih Kuomintang92,90248.38%

2016

OrderCandidatePartyVotesPercentageElected
1Chiu Chih-weiDemocratic Progressive Party110,81963.24%
2Huang Yun-han Kuomintang61,18634.91%
3Huang jin-lingChinese Reunification Party6280.36%
4Li Bai-rong Trees Party1,7330.99%
5Ceng Ying-feng Free Taiwan Party8810.50%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 第八屆區域立委初選選區提名公告 . Chinese . Eighth election districted representative primary nominee publication . . 2011-04-15 . 2016-01-20 .
  2. Web site: 委員簡介 . 23 July 2013 . Chinese . Biography of Legislator . . 2016-01-20 .
  3. News: Hsieh . Chun-lin . Lawmakers form more parliamentary friendship groups . 27 February 2024 . Taipei Times . 27 February 2024.