Hsu Yao-chang
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Hsu|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hsu Yao-chang
| native_name = {{nobold|徐耀昌}}
| image = 徐委員耀昌 (第七屆).jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2008
| office1 = 11th Magistrate of Miaoli
| deputy1 = Den Kui-chu
| term_start1 = 25 December 2014
| term_end1 = 25 December 2022
| predecessor1 = Liu Cheng-hung
| successor1 = Chung Tung-chin
| office2 = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| constituency2 = Miaoli County {{small|(until 2008)}} → Miaoli County II
| term_start2 = 1 February 2002
| term_end2 = 25 December 2014
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 = Hsu Chih-jung
| office3 = 9th Mayor of Toufen Town
| term_start3 = 3 January 1994
| term_end3 = 31 January 2002
| predecessor3 = Chang Cheng-tai
| successor3 = Huang Kun-huo (acting)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|6|30}}
| birth_place = Toufen, Miaoli County, Taiwan
| nationality = Taiwan
| party = Independent (since 2023)
| otherparty = Kuomintang (until 2001; 2014–2023)
People First Party (2001–2014)
| spouse =
| children =
| signature =
| education = Chin-Min Institute of Technology (BS)
Chung Hua University (MA)
}}
Hsu Yao-chang ({{zh|t=徐耀昌|w=Hsü2 Yao4-chʻang1|p=Xú Yàochāng}}; born 30 June 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He represented Miaoli County in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Miaoli County.
Education
Hsu graduated from the Chin-Min Institute of Technology and completed his master's degree in industrial and commercial management at Chung Hua University.{{cite web|url=http://www.ly.gov.tw/en/03_leg/legIntro.action?lgno=00048&stage=8|title=Hsu Yao-chang (8)|date=23 July 2013 |agency=Legislative Yuan}}{{cite news|title=Who's Who in the ROC|url=http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/Upload/WebArchive/4695/Who's%20Who%20in%20the%20ROC.pdf|access-date=9 May 2016|agency=Executive Yuan|page=183}}
Political career
Hsu began his political career in 1994, as Toufen Township mayor affiliated with the Kuomintang. He left the KMT to represent the People First Party in the 2001 legislative elections. Hsu served as a legislator from 2002 to 2014, returning to the KMT to contest the Miaoli County magistracy in 2014.{{cite news |last1=Kuan |first1=Jui-ping |last2=Wang |first2=Cheng-chung |last3=Shih |first3=Hsiu-chuan |title=Former Miaoli magistrate quits KMT to support Terry Gou for president |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202308220024 |access-date=24 August 2023 |agency=Central News Agency |date=22 August 2024}} He declared his candidacy for the Miaoli County magistracy on 8 January 2014 at Toufen Elementary School in Toufen Township, Miaoli County. He was accompanied by his wife and other officials. Toufen Township chief Hsu Ting-chen said that Hsu would be able to expedite the development of the county due to his abundant experience and knowledge of the area.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/01/09/2003580889|title=KMT's Hsu Yao-chang to run for Miaoli commissioner|work=Taipei Times|date=9 January 2014 }}
Miaoli County Magistracy
=2014 Miaoli County magistrate election=
Hsu was elected as the Magistrate of Miaoli County on 29 November 2014, defeating Democratic Progressive Party candidate Wu Yi-chen.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201411290019.aspx|title=KMT holds onto Miaoli County leadership|agency=Central News Agency}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin: 1em auto;" | |||
| colspan="7" width=620px|2014 Miaoli County Magistrate Election Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=35|No.
!width=180| Candidate !width=120| Party !width=75| Votes !width=75| Percentage !width=49| | |||
| 1 | Hsu Yao-chang | KMT | style="border-left:4px solid #000099;" align="right"|147,547
|align="right"|46.59% |align="center"|20px |
| 2 | Kang Shi-ru (康世儒) | Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|60,356
|align="right"|19.06% |align="center"| |
| 3 | Jiang Ming-xiu (江明修) | Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|14,978
|align="right"|4.73% |align="center"| |
| 4 | Chen Shu-fen (陳淑芬) | Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|2,137
|align="right"|0.67% |align="center"| |
| 5 | Zeng Guo-liang (曾國良) | Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|1,807
|align="right"|0.57% |align="center"| |
| 6 | Wu Yi-chen | DPP | style="border-left:4px solid #1B9431;" align="right"|89,838
|align="right"|28.37% |align="center"| |
| bgcolor=EEEEEE |
=2016 Mainland China visit=
In September 2016, Hsu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of Hsinchu 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/china-taiwan-relations/2016/09/19/478797/Local-govt.htm|title=Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing}}{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/09/18/2003655377|title=Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times|date=18 September 2016 }}{{cite web|url=http://www1.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=112&anum=18257 |title=Kuomintang News Network |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924113429/http://www1.kmt.org.tw/english/page.aspx?type=article&mnum=112&anum=18257 |archive-date=2016-09-24 }}
=2018 Miaoli County magistrate election=
The Kuomintang endorsed Hsu for a second term as Miaoli County magistrate in December 2017.{{cite news|last1=Chung|first1=Jake|title=KMT names candidates in local elections|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2017/12/21/2003684370|access-date=21 December 2017|work=Taipei Times|date=21 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin: 1em auto;"
! colspan="5" width=600|2018 Kuomintang Miaoli County magistrate primary results |
| width=80| Candidates
!width=80| Place !width=80| Result |
|---|
| Hsu Yao-chang
| style="background: #000099; text-align:center"| {{color|white|Nominated}} | style="text-align:center"| Walkover |
| class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto;" | |||
| colspan="6"|2018 Miaoli County mayoral results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| width=35| No.
!width=150| Candidate !width=120| Party !width=75| Votes !width=75| Percentage !width=49| | |||
| 1 | Zhu Tai-ping (朱泰平) | 20px Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|6,880
|align="right"|2.26% |align="center"| |
| 2 | Hsu Ting-zhen (徐定禎) | 20px Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|112,704
|align="right"|37.03% |align="center"| |
| 3 | Huang Yu-yen (黃玉燕) | 20px Independent | style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|9,030
|align="right"|2.97% |align="center"| |
| 4 | Hsu Yao-chang | 20px Kuomintang | style="border-left:4px solid #000099;" align="right"|175,756
|align="right"|57.74% |align="center"|20px |
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Total voters | colspan="3" align="left" | 446,507 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Valid votes | colspan="3" align="left" | 304,370 | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Invalid votes | colspan="3" align="left" | | ||
| bgcolor=EEEEEE
| colspan="3" align="right" | Voter turnout | colspan="3" align="left" | 68.17% |
Hsu was term-limited and ineligible for the Miaoli County magisterial post in the 2022 local election. The Kuomintang nominated {{ill|Hsieh Fu-hung|zh|謝福弘}}, who led the Irrigation and Water Conservancy Association and Irrigation Agency in Miaoli.{{cite news |last1=Shih |first1=Hsiao-kuan |last2=Chiu |first2=Yen-ling |last3=Chin |first3=Jonathan |title=KMT to discipline association heads over dissent |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/01/23/2003686277 |access-date=29 June 2022 |work=Taipei Times |date=23 January 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Teng |first1=Pei-ju |title=KMT picks ex-Legislator Ko Chih-en for Kaohsiung mayoral race |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202206290018 |access-date=29 June 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=29 June 2022}}
In August 2023, Hsu declared his support of a 2024 presidential bid by Terry Gou, and left the Kuomintang.
References
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External links
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