Chiu Chen-yuan (; born 11 December 1981), also known by his English name Andy Chiu, is a Taiwanese politician who is the current deputy mayor and acting

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Hsinchu City Hsinchu (, ), officially Hsinchu City, is a Provincial city (Taiwan), city located in northwestern Taiwan. It is the most populous city in Taiwan that is not a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality, with estimated 450,655 inha ...

since 2024. A member of

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(TPP), he previously served as the caucus leader of the TPP in the

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Education

Chiu graduated from

Jinwen University of Science and Technology Jinwen University of Science and Technology (JUST; ) is a private university in Xindian District, New Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiw ...

with a bachelor's degree in

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and earned a master's degree in finance and banking from Vanung University. In 2010, he graduated from

Ming Chuan University Ming Chuan University (MCU; ) is a private university with four campuses in Taipei, Taoyuan and Kinmen in Taiwan, as well as one in Michigan, United States. MCU also has international education centers in Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Thailand. ...

with a

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(M.B.A.) degree.

Political career

Legislative Yuan

Chiu was ranked fourth on the

(TPP) party-list for the

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nationwide and overseas constituency of the

2020 Taiwanese legislative election Legislative elections were held in Taiwan on 11 January 2020 to elect the 113 members of the Legislative Yuan. The elections were held concurrently with presidential elections. The term of the Legislative Yuan began on 1 February 2020. The Dem ...

and was successfully elected Member of the Legislative Yuan. He served as the caucus leader of the TPP in the

from the sessions 3 to 8 of the 10th Legislative Yuan. In the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election, Chiu ran for the legislative seat of the New Taipei City Constituency VIII as a TPP candidate, but was defeated by

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candidate Chang Chih-lun.

Hsinchu City Government

After Chiu's tenure as legislator ended, he was appointed Deputy Mayor of

, a position that had been vacant since 2023. On 26 July 2024, Ann Kao, a member of the TPP and Mayor of Hsinchu, was suspended by the

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from the position of mayor due to corruption charges. Chiu serves as the acting mayor during Kao's suspension.

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References

Living people 1981 births Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan Taiwan People's Party Members of the Legislative Yuan category:Mayors of Hsinchu {{Taiwan-politician-stub