Andy Chiu
Andy Chiu Chiu Chen-yuan | |
|---|---|
| 邱臣遠 | |
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Mayor of Hsinchu | |
| Assumed office 26 July 2024 | |
| Deputy | Chang Chih-hsiang[a] |
| Preceded by | Ann Kao |
| 8th Deputy Mayor of Hsinchu | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| Mayor | Ann Kao Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Tsai Li-tsing[b] |
| 2nd Leader of the Taiwan People's Party Caucus in the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2021 – 1 February 2024 | |
| Deputy | Ann Kao Lai Hsiang-ling |
| Preceded by | Lai Hsiang-ling |
| Succeeded by | Huang Kuo-chang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2020 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1981 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Taiwan People's Party |
| Alma mater | Ming Chuan University |
Andy Chiu Chen-yuan (Chinese: 邱臣遠; born 11 December 1981) is a Taiwanese politician who is the current deputy mayor and acting mayor of Hsinchu City since 2024. A member of Taiwan People's Party (TPP).[1] He previously served as the caucus leader of the TPP in the Legislative Yuan.
Political career
[edit]Legislative Yuan
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On 19 November 2019, Chiu was listed in the 4th place of the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) party-list for the proportional representation nationwide and overseas constituency of the 2020 Taiwanese legislative election and was successfully elected Member of the Legislative Yuan.[2]
He served as the caucus leader of the TPP in the Legislative Yuan from the sessions 3 to 8 of the 10th Legislative Yuan.
In the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election, Chiu was drafted by the TPP to run for the legislator for New Taipei City Constituency VIII, but was defeated to Kuomintang (KMT)'s candidate, Chang Chih-lun.
Hsinchu City Government
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After Chiu's tenure ends as legislator, he was appointed Deputy Mayor of Hsinchu City, a position that has been vacant since 2023.
On 26 July 2024, Ann Kao, a member of the TPP and then-incumbent Mayor of Hsinchu, was suspended by the Ministry of the Interior from the position as mayor due to corruption charges. Chiu serve as the acting mayor during Kao's suspension.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ as Secretary-General of the Hsinchu City Government
- ^ Vacant from 11 September 2023 to 31 January 2024
References
[edit]- ^ "Taiwan People's Party (TPP)". www.tpp.org.tw. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Chiu, Chen-Yuan - Legislators". Legislative Yuan. 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Introduction of Acting Mayor—Chiu, Chen-Yuan". Hsinchu City Government. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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