Hsu Chen-wei explained

Hsu Chen-wei
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Term Start1:25 December 2018
Deputy1:Yen Hsin-chang
Predecessor1:Tsai Pi-chung (acting)
Term Start2:1 February 2016
Term End2:24 December 2018
Successor2:Hui-Chen Tung
Office3:First Lady of Hualien
Term Start3: December 2016
Term End3:12 September 2018
Term Label3:In role
1Blankname3:Magistrate
1Namedata3:Fu Kun-chi
Predecessor3:Jian Shu-nu
Successor3:Huang Shu-ying
Term Start4:20 December 2009
Term End4:22 December 2009
1Blankname4:Magistrate
Birth Date:1968 10, df=yes
Otherparty:People First Party (2000–2007)
Independent (2007–2015)
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Hsu Chen-wei (;[1] born 12 October 1968) is a Taiwanese politician who currently serves as magistrate of Hualien County since 25 December 2018.[2] She was re-elected in 2022, with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Kolas Yotaka. [3]

Political careers

Fake divorce incident

On 18 December 2009, two days before her husband Fu Kun-chi inaugurate magistrate of Hualien, they "fake divorced" and Fu immediately appointed Hsu as his deputy magistrate. The appointment was withdrawn by the Ministry of the Interior on 22 December 2009 due to the legal issue of fake divorcing and appoint close relative as deputy magistrate.

In 2011, Control Yuan ruled that Fu and Hsu violated the "Act on Recusal of Public Servants Due to Conflicts of Interest" and fined them one million NTD.

First Lady of Hualien (2009–2018)

Although Hsu's appointment as deputy magistrate was withdrawn, she served in other position during Fu's tenure as magistrate. Hsu was appointed as the chairperson of Hualien China Youth Corps during Fu's first term as magistrate. She was then later appointed as the captain of Hualien's Community Patrol and subsequently the head of National Women's League .[4]

2014 Hualien County magistrate election

Hsu participated in the 2014 Hualien County magistrate election on 29 November 2014 as an independent candidate finishing in 4th place, losing to her own husband Fu Kun-chi.[5] [6] This election was the first time in the history of Taiwan that both husband and wife run for the same public position simultaneously.[7]

2014 Hualien County Magistrate Election Result
width=35No.width=180Candidatewidth=120Partywidth=75Voteswidth=75Percentagewidth=49
1Fu Kun-chiIndependent89,04856.53%
2Hsu Chen-weiIndependent5,4363.45%
3Huang Shih-peng (黄師鵬)Independent2,3691.50%
4Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海)Independent14,9549.49%
5Chu Kuo-hua (朱國華)Independent2,2181.41%
6Tsai Chi-ta (蔡啟塔)KMT43,50427.62%

In 2016, she was elected as the member of the Legislative Yuan for the Kuomintang party-list in the proportional representation constituency until her inauguration as Hualien magistrate in 2018. Tung Hui-chen succeeded her parliamentary spot.

2018 Hualien County magistrate election

2018 Kuomintang Hualien County magistrate primary results
width=80Candidateswidth=80Placewidth=80Result
Hsu Chen-weiWalkover
2018 Hualien County mayoral results[8]
width=35No.width=150Candidatewidth=120Partywidth=75Voteswidth=75Percentagewidth=49
1 Hsu Chen-wei Kuomintang121,29771.52%
2 Liuh Siao-Mei (劉曉玫)Democratic Progressive Party43,87925.87%
3 Huang Shih-peng (黃師鵬) Independent4,4202.61%
Total voters 268,817
Valid votes 169,596
Invalid votes
Voter turnout 63.09%

In 2018, she was elected as the magistrate of Hualien County, succeeding Tsai Pi-chung who was the acting magistrate appointed by Executive Yuan after her husband Fu Kun-chi was removed from office for stock speculation scandal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UugHhf-QgEM. zh:與徐榛蔚互槓 李永得今公開道歉-民視新聞. zh-tw. 13 November 2017. 19 September 2020. Formosa Television.
  2. News: KMT's Hsu Chen-wei declares victory in Hualien County. Chih-chung. Chen. Ko. Lin. 24 November 2018. Focus Taiwan. 25 November 2018.
  3. Web site:
  4. News: Taiwan elections: Wife of imprisoned ex-Hualien Magistrate elected to replace him. Duncan. Deaeth. 26 November 2018. Taiwan News. 27 November 2018.
  5. News: Fu files for Hualien County race. Yan-chih. Mo. 10 October 2009. Taipei Times. 29 April 2014.
  6. News: Meng-ching. Hua. 23 November 2014. 2014 ELECTIONS: Fu Kun-chi sand sculpture called act of 'brown-nosing'. Taipei Times. 7 October 2014.
  7. News: 《TAIPEI TIMES》 Fu Kun-chi mulling KMT Taoyuan mayor position. 22 July 2018. Hsiao-kuang. Shih. Jake. Chung. Liberty Times Net. 27 November 2018.
  8. Web site: 2018 Local Elections . 2018-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181125030709/https://www.cec.gov.tw/pc/en/TC/nm10015000000000000.html . 2018-11-25 . dead .