Hsieh Ming-yuan explained

Hsieh Ming-yuan
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Nationality:Taiwanese
Office:Member of the Taichung City Council
Term Start:25 December 2014
Term End:24 December 2022
Term Start1:1 March 1994
Term End1:31 January 2002
Office2:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start2:1 February 2002
Term End2:31 January 2008
Constituency2:Taichung
Birth Date:3 September 1952
Birth Place:Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Alma Mater:National Chung Hsing University

Hsieh Ming-yuan (; born 3 September 1952) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Hsieh graduated from National Chung Hsing University with a degree in business.

Political career

Hsieh led the Taichung chapter of the Democratic Progressive Party and served two terms on the Taichung City Council from 1994 to 2002. He helped run the legislative campaigns of Michael Tsai and led presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian's Taichung campaign in 2000.[1] [2] Hsieh was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in December 2001 and reelected in December 2004.[1] [2] He lost reelection in 2008 and later ended his 2009 Taichung mayoral campaign, allowing Lin Chia-lung to represent the Democratic Progressive Party.[3] [4] [5] Hsieh launched another legislative campaign in 2012 before winning a Taichung municipal election in 2014.

Notes and References

  1. News: Hsieh Ming-yuan (5). 4 September 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Hsieh Ming-yuan (6). 4 September 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  3. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Chen downplays Shen Fu-hsiung's election remark. 4 September 2017. Taipei Times. 21 November 2007.
  4. News: Mo. Yan-chih. KMT, PFP to strengthen cooperation. 4 September 2017. Taipei Times. 15 November 2007.
  5. News: DPP picks Lin for Taichung. 4 September 2017. Taipei Times. 19 November 2008.