Wang Shih-hsiung | |
Native Name Lang: | zh |
Birth Place: | Kaohsiung County, Taiwan |
Death Place: | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
Nationality: | Taiwanese |
Education: | National Chengchi University (BA) |
Party: | Kuomintang |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
Term Start: | 1 February 1990 |
Term End: | 31 January 1996 |
Constituency: | Fishing (1990–1993) Kaohsiung County (1993–1996) |
Relatives: | Wang Yu-yun (father) Wang Chih-hsiung (brother) |
Wang Shih-hsiung (Chinese: 王世雄; 1961 – 20 March 2024) was a Taiwanese politician. A member of Kuomintang, he served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1996.
Wang Shih-hsiung's father Wang Yu-yun served as mayor of Kaohsiung from 1973 to 1981. In 1989, Wang Shih-hsiung was a Kuomintang candidate for the Legislative Yuan, representing aquaculture and fishers, and was elected to his first term in office alongside his brother Wang Chih-hsiung.[1]
Wang was indicted on charges of bribery and fraud in 2000.[2] In 2002, lawyer Tu Jin-shu alleged that he was kidnapped by Wan Chung and held at Wang Shih-hsiung's home in Kaohsiung.[3] [4] Wang was cited for drunk driving in 2006.[5]
In 2017, Wang Shih-hsiung was diagnosed with liver tumors, and later traveled to China to seek liver transplantation.[6] Wang lost weight throughout 2023, and was twice admitted to the Chang Gung Hospital's Kaohsiung branch for treatment.[7] Wang died of pancreatic cancer in Kaohsiung, on 20 March 2024, at the age of 63.[8] [9]