Chiu Chuang-chin ; born 12 July 1956) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

from 2002 to 2008. Chiu studied architecture at Feng Chia University and completed graduate work at

Dayeh University Dayeh University (DYU; ) is a private university in Dacun Township, Changhua County, Taiwan, and accredited by ACCSB. History The school was established in 1990 as Dayeh Institute of Technology by Song Gen Yeh who wanted to establish the firs ...

. Prior to his election to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, Chiu served one term on the

Changhua County Council The Changhua County Council (CHCC; ) is the elected county council of Changhua County, Taiwan. The council composes of 54 councilors elected in local elections held every four years. History The council was originally established and held its f ...

. In May 2002, he accused local Chinese police of extorting visitors from Taiwan. Five months later, it was reported that his visitor's visa to Hong Kong was being delayed, along with the visas of other

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

lawmakers. In 2003, Chiu softened his stance on China, supporting regulations regarding Taiwan's investment in the Chinese economy. Chiu was reelected to the legislature the in 2004. He lost to Lin Tsang-min in 2008.

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1956 births Living people Changhua County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Feng Chia University alumni {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub