Hsiao Shu-li explained

Hsiao Shu-li
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Office1:Speaker of the Chiayi City Council
Term Start1:25 December 2014
Term End1:25 December 2018
Successor1:Chuang Feng-an
Office2:Member of the National Assembly
Term Start2:20 May 1996
Term End2:19 May 2000
Birth Date:1 March 1967
Birth Place:Chiayi City, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese
Party:Independent
Otherparty:Kuomintang
Occupation:politician
Relations:Hsiao Uan-u (cousin)

Hsiao Shu-li (; born 1 March 1967) is a Taiwanese politician.

Career

Hsiao was a member of the third National Assembly elected from Chiayi, where her family has enjoyed strong political support.[1] After the end of her term, Hsiao led the Chiayi City Farmers’ Cooperative Association.[2] In 2006, she contested a party primary for a legislative by-election, ending her candidacy to support .[2] She sought the Kuomintang nomination for the mayoralty of Chiayi in 2014, though the party chose to back .[2] [3] Subsequently, Hsiao planned to seek the mayoralty as an independent,[2] [3] but later ended her campaign.[4] She was instead elected speaker of Chiayi City Council, a post once held by her uncle .[5] After winning the municipal election, Hsiao rejoined the Kuomintang. She was named a deputy secretary-general of the party in April 2016.[6] [7] Hsiao withdrew from the party for a second time in February 2018, announcing that she would again run for the Chiayi City mayorship.[8] She was formally expelled from the Kuomintang in September 2018.[9]

2018 Chiayi City mayoral results
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1 Hsiao Shu-li Independent25,57217.98%
2 Huang Min-hui Kuomintang58,55841.18%
3 Huang Hung Chen Taiwan Ah Chen World Great Person Rich President (黃宏成台灣阿成世界偉人財神總統) Independent1,8221.28%
4 Twu Shiing-jerDemocratic Progressive Party56,25639.56%
Total voters 212,843
Valid votes 142,208
Invalid votes
Voter turnout 66.81%

Notes and References

  1. News: Chuang. Jimmy. Paroled politician Hsiao says he was framed. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 3 March 2002.
  2. News: Wang. Shan-yan. Hsu. Stacy. KMT's Hsiao spurns party in Chiayi. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 5 March 2014.
  3. News: Pan. Jason. Tension rises as KMT nominates Chiayi candidate. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 7 March 2014.
  4. News: Ting. Wei-chieh. Pan. Jason. INTERVIEW: Vote for best person, not the richest: Twu Shiing-jer. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 8 September 2014.
  5. News: Lin. Irene. Fugitive councilor remains on lam. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 5 September 1999.
  6. News: Hsu. Stacy. Hung lists likely candidates for important posts. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 6 April 2016.
  7. News: Hsu. Stacy. Minister shrugs off KMT posting rumor. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 7 April 2016.
  8. News: Wang. Shan-yan. Hsu. Stacy. KMT's Chiayi speaker to run as independent. 3 February 2018. Taipei Times. 3 February 2018.
  9. News: Hsu . Stacy . KMT expels four members running as independents . 29 September 2018 . Taipei Times . 29 September 2018.