Chiu Ching-chun (traditional Chinese: 邱鏡淳; simplified Chinese: 邱镜淳; pinyin: Qiū Jìngchún; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018.
Chiu Ching-chun | |
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邱鏡淳 | |
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| Magistrate of Hsinchu County | |
| In office 20 December 2009 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Yang Wen-ke |
| Preceded by | Cheng Yung-chin |
| Succeeded by | Yang Wen-ke |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 20 December 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Perng Shaw-jiin |
| Constituency | Hsinchu County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1949 Emei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | Minghsin University of Science and Technology University of St. Thomas |
Education edit
Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Technology and master's degree in business administration from University of St. Thomas in the United States.[1]
Hsinchu County magistracy edit
2009 county magistracy election edit
Chiu assumed the magistracy of Hsinchu County on 20 December 2009 after winning the 2009 magisterial election as the Kuomintang candidate on 5 December 2009.
2014 county magistracy election edit
In 2014, Chiu ran for reelection. He faced independent candidate Cheng Yung-chin, who had served as magistrate from 2001 to 2009. Chiu won the election.[2][3]
| 2014 Hsinchu County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Yeh Fang-tung (葉芳棟) | Independent | 15,699 | 5.93% | ||
| 2 | Chiu Ching-chun |  KMT |
124,309 | 46.94% | 
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| 3 | Cheng Yung-chin | Independent | 118,698 | 44.82% | ||
| 4 | Chuang Tso-bin (莊作兵) | Independent | 6,115 | 2.31% | ||
2016 Mainland China visit edit
In September 2016, Chiu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli 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.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Introduction of hsin chu county chief". Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ^ "DPP draws flak for choice of candidate in Hsinchu". 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Polls open for 9-in-1 local government elections".
- ^ "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".
- ^ "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times". 18 September 2016.
- ^ "Kuomintang News Network". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24.
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