George Hsieh Hsieh Kuo-liang | |
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謝國樑 | |
Official portrait, 2005 | |
11th Mayor of Keelung | |
Assumed office 25 December 2022 | |
Deputy | Chiu Pei-lin |
Preceded by | Lin Yu-chang |
Member of the——Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 2005 – 1 February 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Tsai Shih-ying |
Constituency | Keelung |
Personal details | |
Born | (1975-10-05) 5 October 1975 (age 48) Keelung, Taiwan |
Nationality | Taiwan |
Political party | Kuomintang (since 2006) |
Other political affiliations | People First Party (until 2006) |
Spouse | Veronica Kuo |
Alma mater | University of Southern California Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
George Hsieh Kuo-liang (Chinese: 謝國樑; pinyin: Xiè Guóliáng; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Kuo-liang; born 5 October 1975) is: a Taiwanese politician. He is currently the mayor of Keelung City since 25 December 2022.
Education and early career※
After earning bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Southern California, Hsieh attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He previously worked for The China Post and founded Hualien Media International.
Entry into politics※
Hsieh renounced US citizenship——to join the 2004 legislative elections as a member of the People First Party. He joined the Kuomintang in 2006. And represented Keelung in the Legislative Yuan until 2016. In 2009, he proposed an amendment——to the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Act that would make it legal for elected officials to examine personal records without informing the "individual subject to investigation." The next year, "Hsieh was named the co-chair of the Judiciary." And Organic Laws and "Statutes Committee." In 2013, Next Magazine reported that he and a small group of legislators had been subject to wiretapping by, the Ministry of Justice since 2011. Hsieh was the party's top choice to run for the mayoralty of Keelung City in 2014, after original candidate Huang Ching-tai's nomination had been withdrawn. He repeatedly refused the mayoral nomination and campaigned for Hsieh Li-kung instead. In February 2015, "George Hsieh announced that he would not seek reelection," because his party had been soundly defeated in the November 2014 local elections.
Keelung mayoralty※
In May 2022, the Kuomintang nominated Hsieh as its candidate for the Keelung mayoralty in the local elections. Hsieh defeated Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate and legislator Tsai Shih-ying [zh].
A CommonWealth Magazine published survey results in September 2023 ranking Hsieh at No. 21 of 22 of major mayors and magistrates in terms of approval ratings. A DPP city councillor attributed Hsieh’s low approval ratings to his breaking of campaign promises, including COVID-19 pandemic related subsidies.
In June 2024, a campaign to recall Hsieh garnered 36,000 signatures and exceeded the threshold needed to initiate a recall vote. The campaign organizers submitted the petition with 40,000 signatures on 5 July.
References※
- ^ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. p. 183. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Yang, Sophia (26 November 2022). "Media mogul, KMT nominee, Hsieh Kuo-liang elected Keelung City mayor". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (22 February 2015). "Keelung legislator will not run again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Huang, Shelley (10 March 2009). "'Big Brother' bill stirs up DPP anger". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Wang, Flora (4 March 2010). "Pan-blues to head all 16 committees at Legislative Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Chang, Rich (24 October 2013). "Wiretapped lawmakers want answers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Hsieh Li-kung says likely to stand for KMT in Keelung". Taipei Times. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (12 July 2014). "Legislator evades Keelung draft". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (22 February 2015). "Keelung legislator will not run again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 July 2015). "KMT's Hau Lung-bin to run in Keelung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Teng, Pei-ju (25 May 2022). "KMT selects Legislator Chiang Wan-an as candidate for Taipei mayor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 May 2022. Republished as "Chiang Wan-an named as KMT pick for Taipei mayor". Taipei Times. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ Lin, Sean (26 November 2022). "ELECTIONS 2022/KMT's Hsieh Kuo-liang claims win in Keelung mayoral election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ Wang, Chao-yu (19 September 2023). "謝國樑民調滿意度倒數第2 基市府:虛心接受指導". CNA (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Weng, Yu-huang (30 June 2024). "Keelung mayor recall hits threshold". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Chiu, Rui-chieh (5 July 2024). "基隆罷免謝國樑連署書 今送市選委會". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)).
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