Hsu Yao-chang
| Hsu Yao-chang | |
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| 徐耀昌 | |
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| Magistrate of Miaoli County | |
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Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Cheng-hung |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 1 February 2002 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Constituency | Miaoli County (until 2008) |
| Constituency | Miaoli County 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 June 1955 Toufen, Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China |
| Political party |
 Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | Chung Hua University |
Hsu Yao-chang (Chinese: 徐耀昌; pinyin: Xú Yàochāng; born 30 June 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He represented Miaoli County in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Miaoli County.
Education
Hsu graduated from the Chin-Min Institute of Technology and completed his master's degree in industrial and commercial management from Chung Hua University.[1][2]
Political career
Hsu served as a legislator from 2002 to 2014. He declared his candidacy for the Miaoli County magistracy on 8 January 2014 at Toufen Elementary School in Toufen Township, Miaoli County. He was accompanied by his wife and other officials. Toufen Township chief Hsu Ting-chen said that Hsu would be able to expedite the development of the county due to his abundant experience and knowledge of the area.[3]
Miaoli County Magistracy
2014 Magistrate election
Hsu was elected as the Magistrate of Miaoli County on 29 November 2014, defeating Democratic Progressive Party candidate Wu Yi-chen.[4]
| 2014 Miaoli County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Hsu Yao-chang |  KMT | 147,547 | 46.59% |  | |
| 2 | Kang Shi-ru (康世儒) | Independent | 60,356 | 19.06% | ||
| 3 | Jiang Ming-xiu (江明修) | Independent | 14,978 | 4.73% | ||
| 4 | Chen Shu-fen (陳淑芬) | Independent | 2,137 | 0.67% | ||
| 5 | Zeng Guo-liang (曾國良) | Independent | 1,807 | 0.57% | ||
| 6 | Wu Yi-chen (吳宜臻) |  DPP | 89,838 | 28.37% | ||
2016 Mainland China visit
In September 2016, Hsu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of Hsinchu County), Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of Lienchiang County), Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City), Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of Taitung County), Lin Ming-chen (Magistrate of Nantou County), Fu Kun-chi (Magistrate of Hualien County) and Wu Cheng-tien (Deputy Magistrate of Kinmen County). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President Tsai Ing-wen took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of One-China policy under the 1992 consensus. They met with Taiwan Affairs Office Head Zhang Zhijun and Chairperson of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Yu Zhengsheng.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ "Hsu Yao-chang (8)". Legislative Yuan.
- ↑ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. p. 183. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ↑ "KMT's Hsu Yao-chang to run for Miaoli commissioner". Taipei Times.
- ↑ "KMT holds onto Miaoli County leadership". Central News Agency.
- ↑ "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".
- ↑ "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times".
- ↑ "Kuomintang News Network".
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