Hsu Chen-wei
Hsu Chen-wei | |
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徐榛蔚 | |
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 13th Magistrate of Hualien | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Yen Hsin-chang |
| Preceded by | Tsai Pi-chung (acting) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 24 December 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Hui-Chen Tung |
| Constituency | Proportional Representation KMT Party-list №10 |
| Deputy Magistrate of Hualien | |
| In office 20 December 2009 – 22 December 2009[a] | |
| Magistrate | Fu Kun-chi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1968 Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Other political affiliations | People First Party (2000–2007) Independent (2007–2015) |
| Spouse | Fu Kun-chi |
Hsu Chen-wei (Chinese: 徐榛蔚; pinyin: Xú Zhēnwèi; Wade–Giles: Hsü2 Chên1-wei4;[1] born 12 October 1968) is a Taiwanese politician who currently serves as magistrate of Hualien County since 25 December 2018.[2] She was re-elected in 2022, with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Kolas Yotaka. [3]
Political careers[edit]
Publicly known as the wife of former Hualien County Magistrate Fu Kun-chi, Hsu was appointed as the chairperson of Hualien China Youth Corps (Chinese: 救國團花蓮團) during the first term of Fu as magistrate. She was then later appointed as the captain of Hualien's Community Patrol (Chinese: 花蓮縣巡守) and subsequently the head of National Women's League (Chinese: 婦女後援會).[4]
2014 Hualien County magistrate election[edit]
Hsu participated in the 2014 Hualien County magistrate election on 29 November 2014 as an independent candidate finishing in 4th place, losing to her own husband Fu Kun-chi.[5][6] This election was the first time in the history of the Republic of China that both husband and wife run for the same public position simultaneously.[7]
| 2014 Hualien County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Fu Kun-chi | Independent | 89,048 | 56.53% | 
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| 2 | Hsu Chen-wei | Independent | 5,436 | 3.45% | ||
| 3 | Huang Shih-peng (黄師鵬) | Independent | 2,369 | 1.50% | ||
| 4 | Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海) | Independent | 14,954 | 9.49% | ||
| 5 | Chu Kuo-hua (朱國華) | Independent | 2,218 | 1.41% | ||
| 6 | Tsai Chi-ta (蔡啟塔) |  KMT |
43,504 | 27.62% | ||
2018 Hualien County magistrate election[edit]
| 2018 Kuomintang Hualien County magistrate primary results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Place | Result | |||
| Hsu Chen-wei | Called In | Walkover | |||
| 2018 Hualien County mayoral results[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Hsu Chen-wei | Kuomintang |
121,297 | 71.52% |
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| 2 | Liuh Siao-Mei (劉曉玫) | Democratic Progressive Party | 43,879 | 25.87% | |
| 3 | Huang Shih-peng (黃師鵬) | .svg){kind=icon} Independent |
4,420 | 2.61% | |
| Total voters | 268,817 | ||||
| Valid votes | 169,596 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 63.09% | ||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Hsu "fake divorced" with her husband, which is the then Magistrate-elect Fu Kun-chi two days before he assumes office, and Fu appointed Hsu as his deputy magistrate. The appointment was withdrawn by the Ministry of the Interior on 22 December 2009.
References[edit]
- ^ 與徐榛蔚互槓 李永得今公開道歉－民視新聞. Formosa Television (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Chen, Chih-chung; Lin, Ko (24 November 2018). "KMT's Hsu Chen-wei declares victory in Hualien County". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5123846.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Deaeth, Duncan (26 November 2018). "Taiwan elections: Wife of imprisoned ex-Hualien Magistrate elected to replace him". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (10 October 2009). "Fu files for Hualien County race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Hua, Meng-ching (23 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: Fu Kun-chi sand sculpture called act of 'brown-nosing'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chung, Jake (22 July 2018). "《TAIPEI TIMES》 Fu Kun-chi mulling KMT Taoyuan mayor position". Liberty Times Net. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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