Chiu Ching-chun

Chiu Ching-chun
邱鏡淳
Magistrate of Hsinchu County
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 December 2009
Preceded by Cheng Yung-chin
Personal details
Born 8 December 1949 (age 65)
Emei, Hsinchu County, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater Minghsin University of Science and Technology
University of St. Thomas

Chiu Ching-chun (Chinese: 邱鏡淳; pinyin: Qiū Jìngchún) is a politician in the Republic of China. He currently serves as the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009.[1]

Early life

Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Technology and master's degree in business administration from University of St. Thomas in the United States.[2]

Hsinchu County magistracy

2009 county magistracy election

Chiu assumed the position of Magistrate of Hsinchu County starting 20 December 2009 after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election under the Kuomintang on 5 December 2009.

2014 county magistracy election

In 2014, Chiu joined the 2014 Hsinchu County magistrate election for the same position going against independent candidate Cheng Yung-chin, which was once the former magistrate of the county. Chiu won the election.[3][4][5]

2014 Hsinchu County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Yeh Fang-tung (葉芳棟)Independent15,699 5.93%
2Chiu Ching-chun KMT124,309 46.94%
3Cheng Yung-chin (鄭永金)Independent 118,698 44.82%
4Chuang Tso-bin (莊作兵)Independent6,115 2.31%

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