Hsu Chen-wei
Hsu Chen-wei | |
|---|---|
徐榛蔚 | |
Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 13th Magistrate of Hualien | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Yen Hsin-chang |
| Preceded by | Tsai Pi-chung (acting) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 24 December 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Hui-Chen Tung |
| Constituency | Proportional Representation KMT Party-list №10 |
| Magistrate | Fu Kun-chi |
| Deputy Magistrate of Hualien | |
| In office 20 December 2009 – 22 December 2009 | |
| Magistrate | Fu Kun-chi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 October 1968 |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Other political affiliations | People First Party (2000–2007) Independent (2007–2015) |
| Spouse | |
| Education | Chinese Culture University (BA) |
Hsu Chen-wei (Chinese: 徐榛蔚; pinyin: Xú Zhēnwèi; Wade–Giles: Hsü2 Chên1-wei4;[1] born 12 October 1968) is a Taiwanese politician who currently serves as magistrate of Hualien County since 25 December 2018.[2] She was re-elected in 2022, with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Kolas Yotaka.[3]
Political career
On 20 December 2009, Hsu was appointed as the deputy county magistrate by her former husband Fu Kun-chi.[4] They had just divorced 2 days earlier on 18 December.[4] Two days later, Hsu's appointment was withdrawn by the Ministry of the Interior on 22 December 2009 as the ministry deemed the divorce as a political fake marriage and the appointment was a conflict of interest with appointing a close relation to a government office.[5] In March 2010, Fu was fined NT$1 million by the Control Yuan for conflict of interest.[6]
In 2011, Hualien District Court found both of them guilty of having a false divorce to circumvent Public Officials Conflict of Interest Prevention Act (Chinese: 公職人員利益衝突迴避法) which bans the appointment of family members to political posts.[4] Fu and Hsu were both sentenced to six and four months of jail respectively.[4] Both opted to pay fines to avoid jail as the law allowed conversion of jail time to fines in certain circumstances.[7]
Although Hsu's appointment as was withdrawn, she served in other positions during Fu's tenure as magistrate. Hsu was appointed the chairperson of Hualien China Youth Corps (Chinese: 救國團花蓮團) during Fu's first term as magistrate. She was then later appointed 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).[8]
On 29 November 2014, Hsu participated in the Hualien County magistrate election as an independent candidate.[9][10] Accordingly to the Taipei Times, her participation was deemed as a backup in the event her former husband Fu, who was also running as an independent candidate, was indicted for stock manipulation before the election.[9][10] Hsu lost the election, placing fourth, to former husband Fu.[7]
| 2014 Hualien County Magistrate Election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Fu Kun-chi | Independent | 89,048 | 56.53% | |
| 2 | Hsu Chen-wei | Independent | 5,436 | 3.45% | |
| 3 | Huang Shih-peng (黄師鵬) | Independent | 2,369 | 1.50% | |
| 4 | Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海) | Independent | 14,954 | 9.49% | |
| 5 | Chu Kuo-hua (朱國華) | Independent | 2,218 | 1.41% | |
| 6 | Tsai Chi-ta (蔡啟塔) | KMT | 43,504 | 27.62% | |
In 2016, she was elected as the member of the Legislative Yuan for the Kuomintang party-list in the proportional representation constituency until her inauguration as Hualien magistrate in 2018.
In 2018, Hsu was chosen by Kuomintang (KMT) to run for the 2018 Taiwanese local elections.[11] She won the elections with 71.52% of the votes.[12]
| 2018 Kuomintang Hualien County magistrate primary results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Place | Result |
| Hsu Chen-wei | Called In | Walkover |
| 2018 Hualien County Magistrate Election[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Hsu Chen-wei | Kuomintang | 121,297 | 71.52% | |
| 2 | Liuh Siao-Mei (劉曉玫) | Democratic Progressive Party | 43,879 | 25.87% | |
| 3 | Huang Shih-peng (黃師鵬) | Independent | 4,420 | 2.61% | |
| Total voters | 268,817 | ||||
| Valid votes | 169,596 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 63.09% | ||||
Personal life
Hsu and Fu divorced in 2009.[4] They remarried in 2016.[13]
Notes
References
- ^ 與徐榛蔚互槓 李永得今公開道歉－民視新聞. Formosa Television (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 13 November 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Chen, Chih-chung; Lin, Ko (24 November 2018). "KMT's Hsu Chen-wei declares victory in Hualien County". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ https://www.cw.com.tw/article/5123846.
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- ^ 內政部 (2007-11-30). "內政部統計處網站-最新消息-內政部：花蓮縣縣長任命前妻為副縣長違法，將報請行政院撤銷，並移請監察院裁處罰款". www.moi.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ "Hualien County commissioner, \'ex-wife\' indicted - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 2010-08-28. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ a b Smith, Courtney Donovan (2025-07-17). "Donovan's Deep Dives: Fu Kun-chi's waterborne rise to the Hualien throne - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ Deaeth, Duncan (26 November 2018). "Taiwan elections: Wife of imprisoned ex-Hualien Magistrate elected to replace him". Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ a b Hua, Meng-ching (23 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: Fu Kun-chi sand sculpture called act of 'brown-nosing'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ a b Mo, Yan-chih (10 October 2009). "Fu files for Hualien County race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chung, Jake (22 July 2018). "《TAIPEI TIMES》 Fu Kun-chi mulling KMT Taoyuan mayor position". Liberty Times. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Local Elections". www.cec.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
- ^ 聯合新聞網. "跨黨派通吃 這6對政壇夫妻檔 混得最好的是… | 時事話題". 時事話題 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2022-01-22. Retrieved 2025-10-06.