Frank Chang-Ting Hsieh
Date of Birth: May 18, 1946
Family: Married, 1 daughter, 1 son
Education
1970 Graduate Institute of Law, National Taiwan University
1972 Studied at Kyoto University in Japan in the area of
philosophy of law and received his master's degree
1976 Completed Doctoral Program, Department of Law, Kyoto
University, Japan
Experience
1980 Was the main defendant attorney in the Formosa Incident
and then started his career in politics
1981-1988 Elected as Taipei City Councilor for two
consecutive terms
1986-1995 Elected as Central Standing Committee of DPP for
six consecutive terms
1989-1992 Elected as legislator with a wide margin
1992-1995 Elected to consecutive term as legislator
1996 Vice Presidential candidate, DPP
1998-2002 Elected as mayor of Kaohsiung City
2000-2002 Elected concurrently as chairman of the DPP
2002-2005 Elected as mayor of Kaohsiung City
2005- Premier |