Shih Chih-ming explained

Shih Chih-ming
施治明
Order:Mayor of Tainan
Term Start:20 December 1989
Term End:20 December 1997
Predecessor:Lin Wen-hsiung (林文雄)
Successor:George Chang
Birth Date:1952 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Annan, Tainan
Party:Kuomintang
Profession:Politician

Shih Chih-ming (; born 29 October 1952) is a Taiwanese politician of the Kuomintang party. He served two consecutive terms as mayor of Tainan City, from 1989 to 1997.[1]

He contested the 2001 Tainan municipal election as an independent, and was not elected to the Tainan City Council. During that election cycle, Shih was indicted by the Tainan City Prosecutors' Office on corruption charges.[2] The Supreme Court ruled on charges of bribery against Shih in July 2005, sentencing him to eight years and six months imprisonment.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 施治明. Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council .
  2. News: Huang . Sandy . Su Nan-cheng stages political comeback . 3 March 2019 . Taipei Times . 27 January 2002.
  3. News: Chang . Rich . Prosecutors swoop down, jail former Tainan mayor . 3 March 2019 . Taipei Times . 10 July 2005.