Hsieh Ming-yuan
Hsieh Ming-yuan | |
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| 謝明源 | |
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| Member of the Taichung City Council | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| In office 1 March 1994 – 31 January 2002 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Taichung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1952 Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | National Chung Hsing University |
Hsieh Ming-yuan (Chinese: 謝明源; born 3 September 1952) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
Hsieh graduated from National Chung Hsing University with a degree in business.[1][2]
Political career
Hsieh led the Taichung chapter of the Democratic Progressive Party and served two terms on the Taichung City Council from 1994 to 2002. He helped run the legislative campaigns of Michael Tsai and led presidential candidate Chen Shui-bian's Taichung campaign in 2000.[1][2] Hsieh was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time in December 2001 and reelected in December 2004.[1][2] He lost reelection in 2008 and later ended his 2009 Taichung mayoral campaign, allowing Lin Chia-lung to represent the Democratic Progressive Party.[3][4][5] Hsieh launched another legislative campaign in 2012 before winning a Taichung municipal election in 2014.
References
- ^ a b c "Hsieh Ming-yuan (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Hsieh Ming-yuan (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (21 November 2007). "Chen downplays Shen Fu-hsiung's election remark". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (15 November 2007). "KMT, PFP to strengthen cooperation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "DPP picks Lin for Taichung". Taipei Times. 19 November 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2017.