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Chiu Chih-wei

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In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisChiu ( khâu ).
Chiu Chih-wei
MLY
Khâu chí vĩ
Member of theLegislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Preceded byLin Yi-shih
ConstituencyKaohsiung II
Personal details
Born(1972-07-24)24 July 1972(age 52)
Kaohsiung,Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationTamkang University(LLM)
National Taiwan University(LLM)
National Sun Yat-sen University(PhD)
OccupationPolitician

Chiu Chih-wei(Chinese:Khâu chí vĩ;pinyin:Qiū Zhìwěi;Wade–Giles:Chʻiu1Chih4-wei3;born 24 July 1972) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of theLegislative Yuan.A Hakka descent, he is a member of theDemocratic Progressive Party.[1]He has a Ph.D. degree from theNational Sun Yat-sen University(NSYSU). He served as Kaohsiung's chief of bureau of civil affairs between 2007 and 2011. He was elected into the Legislative Yuan representingKaohsiung 2nd districtsince 2012.[2]He was reelected in 2016.

Parliamentary career

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Chiu resigned his position as the chief of Kaohsiung Bureau of Civil Affairs in order to run for a seat in the2012 election.In the 2012 election, he defeated a four-term veteranLin Yi-shihin the general election, thus elected as the Member of Legislative Yuan forKaohsiung 2.During his tenure, he served in two committees: Education and Cultural Committee and Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.[2]

As the11th Legislative Yuanopened in 2024, Chiu founded the Taiwan-African Countries Parliamentary Friendship Association and the Taiwan–Central and South American and Caribbean Countries Parliamentary Friendship Association.[3]

Electoral Records

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Incumbents are inbold

2012

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  • All registered: 249,535
  • Voters (turnout): 194,515 (77.95%)
  • Valid (percentage): 192,021 (98.72%)
  • Rejected (percentage): 2,494 (1.28%)
Order Candidate Party Votes Percentage Elected
1 Chiu Chih-wei Democratic Progressive Party 96,818 50.42%
2 Sie Jhang-li Independent politician 2,301 1.20%
3 Lin Yi-shih Kuomintang 92,902 48.38%

2016

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  • All registered: 256,424
  • Voters (turnout): 178,539 (69.63%)
  • Valid (percentage): 175,247 (98.16%)
  • Rejected (percentage): 3,292 (1.84%)
Order Candidate Party Votes Percentage Elected
1 Chiu Chih-wei Democratic Progressive Party 110,819 63.24%
2 Huang Yun-han Kuomintang 61,186 34.91%
3 Huang jin-ling Chinese Reunification Party 628 0.36%
4 Li Bai-rong Trees Party 1,733 0.99%
5 Ceng Ying-feng Free Taiwan Party 881 0.50%

References

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  1. ^"Đệ bát giới khu vực lập ủy sơ tuyển tuyển khu đề danh công cáo"[Eighth election districted representative primary nominee publication] (in Chinese).Democratic Progressive Party.15 April 2011.Retrieved20 January2016.
  2. ^ab"Ủy viên giản giới"[Biography of Legislator] (in Chinese).Legislative Yuan.23 July 2013.Retrieved20 January2016.
  3. ^Hsieh, Chun-lin (27 February 2024)."Lawmakers form more parliamentary friendship groups".Taipei Times.Retrieved27 February2024.
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