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Hsieh Chin-ting

Hsieh Chin-ting

Taiwanese judge and politician


Hsieh Chin-ting (Chinese: 謝金汀; 1936–2017) was a Taiwanese judge and politician.

Quick Facts Magistrate of Miaoli County, Preceded by ...

Hsieh was born in 1936 to a family of farmers in Tōfun, Chikunan, Shinchiku Prefecture of Japanese Taiwan, which later became known as Shuiliugong, a division of Toufen, Miaoli County.[1] He graduated from the School of Law of National Taiwan University and became a prosecutor and judge.[2] With support from the Kuomintang, Hsieh was elected to two terms as Miaoli County Magistrate, serving between 1981 and 1989.[2][3] He was a proponent of youth and amateur sports. During his magisterial tenure, Hsieh hosted the 1984 Taiwan Middle School Games and 1988 Taiwan Provincial Games [zh].[2][4] After the left the magistracy, Hsieh served in several roles within the Taiwan Provincial Government.[1][4] He offered to return to his judicial post within the provincial government after it had been downsized, but the offer was rejected by the Judicial Yuan.[5] The Chen Qingbo Culture and Education Foundation published Hsieh's autobiography in 1995.[1][4] Hsieh died at home in Taipei on 25 April 2017, aged 81.[2]


References

  1. 彭, 健禮 (27 April 2017). "謝金汀辭世 徐耀昌:苗縣痛失讓人敬重的老前輩". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. 江, 詩筑 (28 April 2017). "苗栗前縣長謝金汀辭世 享壽82歲". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. 何, 來美 (2017). 台灣客家政治風雲錄 (in Chinese). 聯經出版事業公司. p. 328. ISBN 9789570848670.
  4. 許, 展溢 (27 April 2017). "苗縣前縣長謝金汀逝世 享壽81歲". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  5. Chang, Shen-hsin (24 April 2000). "Keep politics away from judiciary". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 January 2020.



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