Frank Hsieh
Frank Hsieh | |
|---|---|
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office February 1, 2005 – January 25, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Succeeded by | Su Tseng-chang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 18, 1946 Dadaocheng, Datong, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Yu Fang-Chih |
Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (Chinese: 謝長廷; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiè Chángtíng; Wade-Giles: Hsieh Ch'ang T'ing; Pe̍h-oē-jī: Siā Tiông-têng or Chiā Tiông-têng) (born May 18, 1946), a politician of the Democratic Progressive Party, was the mayor of Kaohsiung City until his appointment as Premier of the Republic of China by president Chen Shui-bian on February 1, 2005 a post from which he declared to resign on January 17, 2006. Hsieh is also a candidate in the race for the President of the Republic of China in 2008.
Born in Dadaocheng, Datong District, Taipei, Hsieh received his Bachelor of Laws degree from National Taiwan University and Master of Laws degree from Kyoto University. He was a practicing attorney from 1969 to 1981, serving as a defense attorney in the Kaohsiung Incident of 1980. He was a Taipei city councilman from 1981 to 1988 (two terms) and a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1989 to 1995. Hsieh ran in the 1996 presidential as a vice-presidential candidate with Peng Ming-min on the DPP ticket. They finished second with 21.1% of the vote. He won the Kaohsiung City mayoral election in 1998 and was re-elected in 2002.
Hsieh is married to Yu Fang-Chih (游芳枝); together, they have a son and a daughter.
Hsieh was involved in the Democratic Progressive Party's establishment and organization in 1986, suggesting the party's name. He became the chairman of the party from June 2000 to 2002 (preceded and succeeded by Chen Shui-bian).
Hsieh hosted a TV show, Frank Asks Qingtian (長廷問青天), from October 3, 1996 to June 11, 1997 on TVBS. He also hosted a radio show Frank's Express Letters (長仔之限時批) on the radio station Greenpeace (unrelated to the environmentalist organization) FM 97.3 MHz from June 1996 to June 1997.
As the DPP's candidate for the 2006 Taipei Mayoral election, Hsieh lost the race to KMT candidate Hau Lung-pin.
In February 2007, he led the Taiwanese delegation to the 55th annual United States National Prayer Breakfast [1] in Washington DC, hosted by US Congressional Committee with dignitaries including President George W. Bush.
Hsieh was frequently considered to be a contender for the DPP nomination in the 2008 presidential election, and formally announced his intention to run in the election on February 16. [2]
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