Hsu Hung-chih explained

Hsu Hung-chih
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Office:Magistrate of Taoyuan County
Term Start:20 December 1981
Term End:20 December 1989
Successor:Liu Pang-yu
Birth Date:4 January 1937
Birth Place:Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality:Republic of China
Party:KMT
Alma Mater:Soochow University

Hsu Hung-chih (; 4 January 1937 – 28 January 2018) was a Taiwanese politician.

He studied economics at Soochow University and became a teacher in Taichung. In 1967, Hsu was first elected to the Taoyuan County Council. He was reelected twice thereafter as a county council member.[1] Hsu became county magistrate in 1981, due to the support of Hokkien-speaking voters in Taoyuan supportive of the Kuomintang. Upon the end of his second term, Hsu was succeeded by Liu Pang-yu, who took office backed by Hakka voters affiliated with the Kuomintang.[2] Hsu died of lung cancer at the age of 81 on 28 January 2018.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 陳昀. 桃園老縣長徐鴻志辭世 吳敦義感傷:我們曾同一天就任. 20 February 2018. Liberty Times. 29 January 2018. zh.
  2. News: 楊淑媛. 桃園市前縣長徐鴻志去逝 昔日「南北輪政」又成話題. 20 February 2018. ETToday. 29 January 2018. zh.