Chiu Ching-chun

Chiu Ching-chun
邱鏡淳
Magistrate of Hsinchu County
Assumed office
20 December 2009
Preceded by Cheng Yung-chin
Personal details
Born 8 December 1949 (1949-12-08) (age 67)
Emei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater Minghsin University of Science and Technology
University of St. Thomas

Chiu Ching-chun (Chinese: 邱鏡淳; pinyin: Qiū Jìngchún) is a politician in the Republic of China. He currently serves as the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009.[1]

Early life

Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Technology and master's degree in business administration from University of St. Thomas in the United States.[2]

Hsinchu County magistracy

2009 county magistracy election

Chiu assumed the position of Magistrate of Hsinchu County starting 20 December 2009 after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election under the Kuomintang on 5 December 2009.

2014 county magistracy election

In 2014, Chiu joined the 2014 Hsinchu County magistrate election for the same position going against independent candidate Cheng Yung-chin, which was once the former magistrate of the county. Chiu won the election.[3][4][5]

2014 Hsinchu County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Yeh Fang-tung (葉芳棟)Independent15,699 5.93%
2Chiu Ching-chun KMT124,309 46.94%
3Cheng Yung-chin (鄭永金)Independent　118,698 44.82%
4Chuang Tso-bin (莊作兵)Independent6,115 2.31%

2016 Mainland China visit

In September 2016, Chiu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli 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 Cheng-tien (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.[6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "立法院全球資訊網－立法委員－邱鏡淳委員簡介". Ly.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-29.
  2. ↑ http://web.hsinchu.gov.tw/english/hsin-eng/page/Magistrate-2.jsp
  3. ↑ "DPP draws flak for choice of candidate in Hsinchu".
  4. ↑ "Polls open for 9-in-1 local government elections".
  5. ↑ http://vote2014.nat.gov.tw/en/TC/n701000000000000.html
  6. ↑ "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".
  7. ↑ "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times".
  8. ↑ "Kuomintang News Network".
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