Hsieh Kuo-liang
| Hsieh Kuo-liang | |
|---|---|
| 謝國樑 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
|
In office 1 February 2005 – 1 February 2016 | |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Shih-ying |
| Constituency | Keelung |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
5 October 1975 Keelung, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater |
University of Southern California Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Hsieh Kuo-liang (traditional Chinese: 謝國樑; simplified Chinese: 谢国梁; pinyin: Xiè Guóliáng; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Kuo-liang; born 5 October 1975) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
After earning a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Southern California, Hsieh attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1]
Political career
A member of the Kuomintang, Hsieh represented Keelung in the Legislative Yuan until 2016. In 2009, he proposed an amendment to the Computer-Processed Personal Data Protection Act that would make it legal for elected officials to examine personal records without informing the individual subject to investigation.[2] The next year, Hsieh was named the co-chair of the Judiciary and Organic Laws and Statutes Committee.[3] In 2013, Next Magazine reported that he and a small group of legislators had been subject to wiretapping by the Ministry of Justice since 2011.[4] Hsieh was the party's top choice to run for the mayoralty of Keelung City in 2014, after original candidate Huang Ching-tai's nomination had been withdrawn.[5] He repeatedly refused the mayoral nomination and campaigned for Hsieh Li-kung instead.[6][7] In February 2015, Hsieh Kuo-liang announced that he would not seek reelection, because his party had been soundly defeated in the November 2014 local elections.[8]
References
- ↑ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. p. 183. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Huang, Shelley (10 March 2009). "'Big Brother' bill stirs up DPP anger". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Wang, Flora (4 March 2010). "Pan-blues to head all 16 committees at Legislative Yuan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Chang, Rich (24 October 2013). "Wiretapped lawmakers want answers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "Hsieh Li-kung says likely to stand for KMT in Keelung". Taipei Times. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Hsiao, Alison (12 July 2014). "Legislator evades Keelung draft". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Gerber, Abraham (22 February 2015). "Keelung legislator will not run again". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 July 2015). "KMT's Hau Lung-bin to run in Keelung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2016.