Frank Hsieh
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Frank Hsieh Hsieh Chang-ting MLY |
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| 謝長廷 | |
Hsieh in August 2013
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| ROC Representative to Japan | |
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Assumed office 9 June 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Shen Ssu-tsun |
| Chair of the Democratic Progressive Party (acting in 2008) | |
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In office 20 April 2000 – 21 July 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Lin Yi-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Chen Shui-bian |
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In office 12 January 2008 – 20 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Chen Shui-bian |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 1 February 2005 – 25 January 2006 |
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| President | Chen Shui-bian |
| Preceded by | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Succeeded by | Su Tseng-chang |
| 24th Mayor of Kaohsiung | |
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In office 25 December 1998 – 1 February 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Den-yih |
| Succeeded by |
Chen Chi-mai (acting) Yeh Chu-lan (acting) Chen Chu |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996 |
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| Constituency | Taipei 2 |
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In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993 |
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| Member of the Taipei City Council | |
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In office 1981–1989 |
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| Personal details | |
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May 18, 1946 Taipei, Taiwan (modern-day Datong District) |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse(s) | Yu Fang-chih |
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University (LL.B.) Kyoto University (M.Jur.) & (ABD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Buddhist,Taoist |
Frank Hsieh (Chinese: 謝長廷; pinyin: Xiè Chángtíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siā Tiông-têng / Chiā Tiông-têng; born May 18, 1946) is a Taiwanese politician. A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has served on the Taipei City Council, the Legislative Yuan, as the mayor of Kaohsiung City, and as the Premier of the Republic of China under president Chen Shui-bian. Hsieh was the DPP nominee in the 2008 presidential election and was defeated by Ma Ying-jeou. Hsieh has been the leader of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan since June 2016.
Born in Dadaocheng, Taipei, in 1946, Hsieh was a gymnast in high school and worked as a food vendor before college. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from National Taiwan University. Hsieh then obtained a master's degree and later completed doctoral coursework (all but dissertation) in jurisprudence at Kyoto University in Japan. He was a practicing attorney from 1969 to 1981, serving as a defense attorney in the martial courts following the Kaohsiung Incident of 1980.
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