Hsiao Teng-tzang (; 25 August 1934 – 16 November 2017) was a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of 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 four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

from 1973 to 1986 and served as

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice, is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

between July 1988 and October 1989. Hsiao later chaired the Central News Agency.

Career

Hsiao was born in 1934 and studied law at

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; zh, t=國立臺灣大學, poj=Kok-li̍p Tâi-oân Tāi-ha̍k, p=, s=) is a National university, national Public university, public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in 1928 during Taiwan under J ...

before becoming a teacher at Taiwan Provincial Chiayi High School. From 1963 to 1970, he served as a district court judge. He was named a high court judge later that year and served until his first election to the

. Hsiao contested the next three consecutive legislative elections, resigning in 1986 before the end of his fourth term to become minister without portfolio. Concurrently with his legislative stint, Hsiao served in multiple positions within the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

. He succeeded

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as justice minister in 1988. Hsiao stepped down in 1989, an exit later attributed to his actions regarding the ministry's Investigation Bureau. He was named senior adviser to President

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; pinyin: ''Lǐ Dēnghuī''; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese politician and agricultural scientist who served as the fourth president of the Republic of China, president of the Taiwan, Republic of China (Taiwan) unde ...

before assuming the chairmanship of the Central News Agency, from which he stepped down in 2002. In 2009, Hsiao became an adviser to President

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...

. Hsiao supported Ma's unsuccessful attempt to remove

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as legislative speaker in September 2013. Hsiao died at the age of 83 on 16 November 2017, in Taipei.

References

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