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Yang Chin-hu (; 26 August 1898 – 12 July 1990) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the
Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of
Kaohsiung City Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of ...
from 1968–1973.


Political career

In 1947, Yang became a member of the
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. He then later joined the
China Democratic Socialist Party The China Democratic Socialist Party (CDSP; ) was a Chinese political party founded in Shanghai on 14 August 1946. It was formed through the merger of the former Chinese National Socialist Party () and the Democratic Constitutionalist Party () ...
in 1948. In 1954, he ran for the
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.73 million p ...
Mayoralty election and failed for four consecutive terms. However, he eventually won in 1968.


Personal life

On 12 June 1971, the 72-year-old Yang was engaged to the 47-year-old Chen Tsai-feng, his housekeeper. Initially, Yang's two adult daughters opposed the marriage. Eventually, his daughters and their husbands finally gave up and attended the engagement ceremony of their father. His great-granddaughter is Natalie Lin, a comedian in New York City. On 5 February 1984, the 86-year-old Yang married to the 61-year-old Chung Yu-yeh in a traditional church ceremony.


References

Mayors of Kaohsiung 1898 births 1990 deaths China Democratic Socialist Party politicians {{Taiwan-mayor-stub