Chen Fu-hai (; born 3 June 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the

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Kinmen County Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan), off the southeastern coast of mainland China. It lies roughly east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian, from which it is separa ...

from 2014 to 2018, and again since 25 December 2022 as an

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Education

Chen obtained his bachelor's degree from the Department of Public Executive Science of National Open University. He then obtained his master's degree in public administration from

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and doctoral degree (candidate) also in public administration from

Huazhong University of Science and Technology The Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST; ) is a public research university located in Guanshan Subdistrict, Hongshan District, Wuhan, Hubei province, China. As a national key university directly affiliated to the Ministry of ...

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Early political career

Chen was a member of the

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from 1994 to 1998. He was the mayor of

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from 1998 to 2006. Chen was elected as a legislator on 12 January 2008.

Magistracy

2014 Kinmen County magistrate election

Chen was elected as the Magistrate of Kinmen County after winning the 2014 Kinmen County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.

2015 Zhang Zhijun visit to Kinmen

During the two-day visit of

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Director

Zhang Zhijun Zhang Zhijun (; born 1 February 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician. From 17 March 2013 to 21 March 2018, he has served as the Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council. He is currently the president of the Association ...

to Kinmen, Chen wished that

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would enhance their assistance to Kinmen because people on both sides of the Taiwan Straits are close like family and could work together to achieve the Chinese Dream.

2015 Strait Forum

During the 7th Straits Forum in

Xiamen Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong' ...

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its ...

in June 2015, Chen said that he would strive to support Kinmen to become a pilot zone for trade and economic cooperation between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.

2018 Kinmen County magistrate election

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Fu-hai 1963 births Living people Magistrates of Kinmen County Kinmen County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan