Yang Chiu-hsing
Yang Chiu-hsing | |
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| 楊秋興 | |
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| Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 6 February 2012[1] – 2014 | |
| Magistrate of Kaohsiung County | |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Yu Cheng-hsien |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Chen Chu as Mayor of Kaohsiung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1956 Yanchao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Nationality |  Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Political party | Independent (2010–2013; since 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (1975–1976; 2013–2019) Democratic Progressive Party (1987–2010) |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Yang Chiu-hsing (Chinese: 楊秋興; pinyin: Yáng Qiūxìng; born 15 May 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan and Magistrate of Kaohsiung County.[2][3]
Kaohsiung County Magistracy[edit]
Yang was elected as the Magistrate of Kaohsiung County after winning the 2001 Kaohsiung magisterial election as a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate on 1 December 2001 and took office on 20 December 2001. He was reelected for ta second magisterial term after winning the 2005 Kaohsiung magisterial election under DPP on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.
2010 Kaohsiung Mayoralty election[edit]
On 27 November 2010, Yang joined Kaohsiung City Mayoralty election as independent candidate. However, he lost to incumbent Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu, the Democratic Progressive Party candidate.
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1 | Yang Chiu-hsing | 414,950 | 26.68% |  | |
 Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
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2 | Huang Chao-shun | 319,171 | 20.52% |  | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 3 | Chen Chu | 821,089 | 52.80% |   | |
| Total | 1,555,210 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 72.52% | |||||
2014 Kaohsiung Mayoral election[edit]
On 29 November 2014, Yang joined Kaohsiung City mayoralty election as Kuomintang candidate for Mayor of Kaohsiung position, going against his rival incumbent Mayor Chen Chu of DPP.[4] He however lost to Chen.
| 2014 Kaohsiung City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Chou Ko-sheng (周可盛) | Independent | 14,925 | 1.02% | ||
| 2 | Chen Chu |  DPP |
993,300 | 68.09% | | |
| 3 | Yang Chiu-hsing | KMT |
450,647 | 30.89% | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Cabinet reshuffle sees 16 new names". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Taiwan Today - Mayoral candidates go head-to-head in Kaohsiung". taiwantoday.tw. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ^ "KMT selects Yang Chiu-hsing to run in Greater Kaohsiung - Taipei Times". 23 January 2014.
- ^ "2014 ELECTIONS: President Ma goes on last tour for KMT candidates - Taipei Times". 29 November 2014.
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