Hsu Yao-chang
Hsu Yao-chang | |
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| 徐耀昌 | |
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| Magistrate of Miaoli County | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Cheng-hung |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Chih-jung (徐志榮) |
| Constituency | Miaoli County (until 2008) → Miaoli County 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1955 Toufen, Miaoli County, Taiwan |
| Nationality |  Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | Chung Hua University |
Hsu Yao-chang (Chinese: 徐耀昌; pinyin: Xú Yàochāng; Wade–Giles: Hsü2 Yao4-chʻang1; 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 at 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 Miaoli County 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% | 
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| 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 |  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 Cherng-dean (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]
2018 Miaoli County magistrate election
The Kuomintang endorsed Hsu for a second term as Miaoli County magistrate in December 2017.[8]
| 2018 Kuomintang Miaoli County magistrate primary results | ||||
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| Candidates | Place | Result | ||
| Hsu Yao-chang | Nominated | Walkover | ||
| 2018 Miaoli County mayoral results | |||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Zhu Tai-ping (朱泰平) | .svg){kind=icon} Independent |
6,880 | 2.26% | |
| 2 | Hsu Ting-zhen (徐定禎) | Independent |
112,704 | 37.03% | |
| 3 | Huang Yu-yen (黃玉燕) | Independent |
9,030 | 2.97% | |
| 4 | Hsu Yao-chang | Kuomintang |
175,756 | 57.74% |
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| Total voters | 446,507 | ||||
| Valid votes | 304,370 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 68.17% | ||||
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". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24.
- ^ Chung, Jake (21 December 2017). "KMT names candidates in local elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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