Hsu_Chen-wei
Hsu Chen-wei
Taiwanese politician (born 1968)
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]
Hsu Chen-wei | |
|---|---|
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[lower-alpha 1] | |
| Magistrate | Fu Kun-chi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968 (age 55) Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Other political affiliations | People First Party (2000–2007) Independent (2007–2015) |
| Spouse | Fu Kun-chi |
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
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% |  | |
| 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
| 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% | |
| 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% | ||||
- 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.
- 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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