Hsieh Tung-min
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Hsieh Tung-min (Chinese: 謝東閔; Pinyin: Xiè Dōngmǐn; January 25, 1908 - April 8, 2001) was the ninth Governor of Taiwan Province (1972-1978), the sixth and first local Taiwanese Vice President of the Republic of China (1978-1984) under president Chiang Ching-kuo.
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[edit] Family and Early Life
Hsieh was born in a normal family, his father was a farmer. He was educated in Taichung in 1922. He was graduated in the Sun Yat-sen University in 1928. Afterwards, he became a columnist in Hong Kong and Guangzhou.
His brother, Hsieh Min-chu is the president of Shih Chien University. His son is a doctor.
[edit] Road into politics
In 1942, Hsieh was invited to plan the Taiwan office of Kuomintang. During 1943 - 1945, he worked for anti-Japan activities in Guangdong.
In 1945, after 20 and half years in the mainland, he went back to Taiwan as a KMT official. He became the first magistrate of Kaohsiung County in 1948, later Vice-director of Education of Taiwan Province, chancellor of National Taiwan Normal University, Secretary of Taiwan Province and Chief Councillor of Taiwan Province Council.
[edit] Governor of Taiwan Province
Hsieh became the ninth governor of Taiwan Province in 1972. On October 10, 1966, he received a parcel bomb from a pro-independence terrorist named Wang Sing-nan. The bomb destroyed both of Hsieh's hands. To avoid scurvy, the hospital decided to cut his left hand and gave him an artificial left hand. Ironically, the bomber, Wang Sing-nan now serves as a legislator for the Democratic Progressive Party. He recently called a Kuomintang legislator an Wang Ba Dan or "asshole" in the Legislative Yuan.
[edit] Later Political Life
Hsieh became vice president on May 20, 1978. Afterwards he became senior secretary of the Presidential Office until his death in 2001.
[edit] Contributions to education in Taiwan
On March 26, 1958, Hsieh set up the first private university, the Shih Chien University in Kaohsiung. During his governorship and vice-presidency, he worked hard on educational affairs and success to make all people of the new generations of Taiwan to be educated.
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| Preceded by Chen Ta-ching |
Governor of Taiwan Province 1972-1978 |
Succeeded by Lin Yang-kang |
| Preceded by Yen Chia-kan |
Vice President of the Republic of China May 20, 1978–May 20, 1984 |
Succeeded by Lee Teng-hui |
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