George Hsieh (Chinese: 謝國樑; pinyin: Xiè Guóliáng; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Kuo-liang; born 5 October 1975) is a Taiwanese politician. He is currently the mayor of Keelung City since 25 December 2022.
George Hsieh Hsieh Kuo-liang | |
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謝國樑 | |
 Official portrait, 2005 | |
| 11th Mayor of Keelung | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2022 | |
| Deputy | Chiu Pei-lin |
| Preceded by | Lin Yu-chang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 1 February 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Shih-ying |
| Constituency | Keelung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1975 Keelung, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang (since 2006) |
| Other political affiliations | People First Party (until 2006) |
| Spouse | Veronica Kuo |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Education and non-political career edit
After earning a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Southern California, Hsieh attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He previously worked for The China Post and founded Hualien Media International.[2]
Political career edit
Hsieh renounced US citizenship to join the 2004 legislative elections as a member of the People First Party.[3] He joined the Kuomintang in 2006, and represented Keelung in the Legislative Yuan until 2016. In 2009, he proposed an amendment to the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Act that would make it legal for elected officials to examine personal records without informing the individual subject to investigation.[4] The next year, Hsieh was named the co-chair of the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee.[5] In 2013, Next Magazine reported that he and a small group of legislators had been subject to wiretapping by the Ministry of Justice since 2011.[6] Hsieh was the party's top choice to run for the mayoralty of Keelung City in 2014, after original candidate Huang Ching-tai's nomination had been withdrawn.[7] He repeatedly refused the mayoral nomination and campaigned for Hsieh Li-kung instead.[8][9] In February 2015, George Hsieh announced that he would not seek reelection, because his party had been soundly defeated in the November 2014 local elections.[10]
In May 2022, the Kuomintang nominated Hsieh as its candidate for the Keelung mayoralty in the local elections.[11] Hsieh defeated Democratic Progressive Party candidate and legislator Tsai Shih-ying.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Yang, Sophia (26 November 2022). "Media mogul, KMT nominee, Hsieh Kuo-liang elected Keelung City mayor". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (22 February 2015). "Keelung legislator will not run again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Huang, Shelley (10 March 2009). "'Big Brother' bill stirs up DPP anger". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Wang, Flora (4 March 2010). "Pan-blues to head all 16 committees at Legislative Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Chang, Rich (24 October 2013). "Wiretapped lawmakers want answers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Hsieh Li-kung says likely to stand for KMT in Keelung". Taipei Times. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (12 July 2014). "Legislator evades Keelung draft". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (22 February 2015). "Keelung legislator will not run again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 July 2015). "KMT's Hau Lung-bin to run in Keelung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (25 May 2022). "KMT selects Legislator Chiang Wan-an as candidate for Taipei mayor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Republished as "Chiang Wan-an named as KMT pick for Taipei mayor". Taipei Times. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Lin, Sean (26 November 2022). "ELECTIONS 2022/KMT's Hsieh Kuo-liang claims win in Keelung mayoral election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
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