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Yang Chiu-hsing

Yang Chiu-hsing
楊秋興
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Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan
In office
6 February 2012 – 2004
Magistrate of Kaohsiung County
In office
20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010
Preceded by Yu Cheng-hsien
Succeeded by Position abolished
Personal details
Born 15 May 1956 (1956-05-15) (age 60)
Yanchao, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Nationality Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang (1975-1976)
Democratic Progressive Party (1987-2010)
Independent (2010-2013)
Kuomintang (2013-)
Alma mater National Taiwan University

Yang Chiu-hsing (Chinese: 楊秋興; pinyin: Yáng Qiūxìng) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a Minister without Portfolio in the Executive Yuan and Magistrate of Kaohsiung County.

Yang was elected as the Magistrate of Kaohsiung County after winning the 2001 Republic of China local election under the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on 1 December 2011 and took office on 20 December 2011. He was reelected for the second term of magistrate after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election under DPP on 3 December 2005 and took office on 20 December 2005.

On 27 November 2010, Magistrate Yang joined Kaohsiung City Mayoralty election as independent candidate. However, he lost to incumbent Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu of DPP.

On 29 November 2014, Yang joined Kaohsiung City mayoralty election as Kuomintang candidate for Mayor of Kaohsiung position, going against his rival incumbent Mayor Chen Chu of DPP. He however lost to Chen.



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