Hsu Chen-wei

Hsu Chen-wei (Chinese: 徐榛蔚; pinyin: Xú Zhēnwèi; Wade–Giles: Hsü2 Chên1-wei4;[1] born 12 October 1968) is a Taiwanese politician.[2] She is the incumbent Magistrate of Hualien County since 25 December 2018.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hsu.
Hsu Chen-wei
徐榛蔚
Magistrate of Hualien County
Assumed office
25 December 2018
Preceded byFu Kun-chi
Tsai Pi-chung (acting)
Personal details
Born (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968
Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political partyKuomintang
Other political
affiliations		People First Party (2000-2007)
Independent (2007-2015)
Spouse(s)Fu Kun-chi

Political careers

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).[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6]

2014 Hualien County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Fu Kun-chiIndependent89,048 56.53%
2Hsu Chen-weiIndependent5,436 3.45%
3Huang Shih-peng (黄師鵬)Independent2,369 1.50%
4Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海)Independent14,954 9.49%
5Chu Kuo-hua (朱國華)Independent2,218 1.41%
6Tsai Chi-ta (蔡啟塔) KMT43,504 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[7]
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Hsu Chen-wei Kuomintang121,297 71.52%
2Liuh Siao-Mei (劉曉玫)Democratic Progressive Party43,879 25.87%
3Huang Shih-peng (黃師鵬) Independent4,420 2.61%
Total voters　268,817
Valid votes　169,596
Invalid votes　
Voter turnout　63.09%

References
  1. 與徐榛蔚互槓 李永得今公開道歉－民視新聞. Formosa Television (in Chinese). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. Chen, Chih-chung; Lin, Ko (24 November 2018). "KMT's Hsu Chen-wei declares victory in Hualien County". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  3. Deaeth, Duncan (26 November 2018). "Taiwan elections: Wife of imprisoned ex-Hualien Magistrate elected to replace him". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. Mo, Yan-chih (10 October 2009). "Fu files for Hualien County race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  5. Hua, Meng-ching (23 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: Fu Kun-chi sand sculpture called act of 'brown-nosing'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2018-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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