Chiu Tai-san

Chiu Tai-san
MLY
邱太三
Minister of Justice of the Republic of China
Assumed office
20 May 2016
Preceded by Luo Ying-shay
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 19 May 2004
Constituency Taichung County
Personal details
Born (1956-08-30) 30 August 1956
Dajia, Taichung County, Taiwan (now Taichung)
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s) Sung Fu-mei (宋富美)
Alma mater National Taiwan University
Occupation politician
Profession lawyer

Chiu Tai-san (Chinese: 邱太三; pinyin: Qiū Tàisān; born 30 August 1956) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2004. He then served the Mainland Affairs Council as a vice chairman, and later as deputy mayor of Kaohsiung under Chen Chu. After leaving politics for a teaching position, Chiu was named the deputy mayor of Taoyuan under Cheng Wen-tsan in 2014. He resigned in 2016, and was appointed the Minister of Justice later that year.

Chiu studied law at National Taiwan University and worked as a prosecutor for the district courts of Tainan and Hsinchiu.[1]

Political career

A member of the Democratic Progressive Party's New Tide faction,[2] Chiu began his political career as a secretary for Taichung County Magistrate Liao Yung-lai.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a representative of Taichung County in the 1998 elections.[4][5] Reelected in 2001, Chiu stepped down in the middle of his term on 19 May 2004 to become the first vice chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council.[6][7] He left the MAC in March 2005 and declared his intention to run for the Taichung County magistracy.[8] Chiu was replaced at the MAC by Michael You.[9] Chiu was challenged in a party primary by National Assemblyman Lin Feng-hsi.[10] Chiu defeated Lin in first round of the primary,[11] which consisted of telephone surveys run by three separate different companies.[12] Lin claimed that one of the three polls had been subject to a computer hardware error and should be redone.[13] Chiu was eventually reconfirmed as the DPP candidate,[14] and lost the December election to incumbent Huang Chung-sheng. Following the defeat, Chiu was named a deputy mayor of Kaohsiung shortly before Chen Chu took office as mayor in December 2006.[15] After leaving the Kaohsiung City Government, Chiu taught at Asia University, eventually leading its financial and economic law department.[16] He launched another bid for the Taichung County magistracy in 2010, and again lost to Huang Chung-sheng.[17] The Democratic Progressive Party considered nominating him as a candidate for a legislative seat in the 2012 elections.[18] However, Chiu did not return to public service until 2014, when Cheng Wen-tsan appointed him deputy mayor of Taoyuan.[19] In March 2016, Chiu resigned his Taoyuan City Government position to serve as a policy advisor to president-elect Tsai Ing-wen.[20] The next month, Chiu was named the Minister of Justice in Lin Chuan's incoming cabinet.[21][22] He took office on 20 May 2016.

Minister of Justice

Shortly after assuming his post as Minister of Justice, Chiu stated that Taiwan would maintain the death penalty.[23][24] Chiu supported legislator Tsai Yi-yu's August 2016 proposal to eliminate the Special Investigation Division.[25][26][27] Other attempts at reform include a victims' protection initiative and setting up a legal research department to immediately send contentious court cases directly to the Supreme Court.[28] In February 2017, Chiu announced that the general public would be able to participate in committees convened to review the work of prosecutors.[29]

Personal

Chu is married to jurist Sung Fu-mei.[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Chiu Tai-shan (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Huang, Jewel (24 January 2005). "DPP looks to Cabinet for success in local polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Huang, Jewel (12 August 2005). "Su takes his stumping to Taichung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Chiu to enter Taichung race". Taipei Times. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Hsu, Crystal (21 August 2002). "Port-zone proposal floated". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Huang to join the MAC". Taipei Times. 20 September 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chiu Tai-san (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Chuang, Jimmy (19 March 2005). "Shake-up at MAC as vice chairman quits post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Su, Joy (3 April 2005). "Self-described `pragmatic idealist' You assumes vice chairmanship at MAC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Huang, Jewel (3 June 2005). "DPP completes primaries for city, county elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Huang, Jewel (23 May 2005). "DPP announces primary results". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "DPP to hold poll again". Taipei Times. 1 June 2005. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Huang, Jewel (2 June 2005). "DPP threatens to sue as candidate makes allegations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Shih, Ying-ying (2 December 2005). "Candidates rally party faithful in run-up to '3-in-1' elections". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  15. ↑ Wang, Flora (24 December 2006). "Chen Chu handpicks close aides to join administrative team". Taipei Times. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Chinese official sees little progress in DPP’s policy". Taipei Times. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Chao, Vincent Y. (28 September 2010). "DPP worried over Taichung race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "DPP mulls new candidate". Taipei Times. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  19. ↑ Lo, Chi-hao James (16 December 2014). "DPP mayors-elect finalize early cabinet list". China Post. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Taoyuan Deputy Mayor Chiu Tai-san resigns to join president-elect’s policy team". Formosa TV. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  21. ↑ Yu, Hsiao-han; Lu, Hsin-hui; Tai, Ya-chen; Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Wu, Lilian (12 April 2016). "More Cabinet lineup announced". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  22. ↑ Hui-ping, Chen; Chung, Jake (13 April 2016). "Additional future Cabinet members announced by DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  23. ↑ Tsai, Page; Wu, Lilian (30 May 2016). "Death penalty issue not urgent: justice minister". Taiwan News. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  24. ↑ "Nation to maintain death penalty: minister". Taipei Times. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  25. ↑ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Low, Y. F. (10 August 2016). "Lawmaker introduces bill to scrap Special Investigation Division". Central News Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  26. ↑ Pan, Jason (11 August 2016). "Justice minister ready to back abolition of SID". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  27. ↑ Chung, Jake (12 August 2016). "End of SID to give prosecutors power". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  28. ↑ Pan, Jason (11 November 2016). "Justice minister announces major reforms". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  29. ↑ Pan, Jason (17 February 2017). "Ministry unveils measures on prosecutorial reform". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  30. ↑ Pan, Jason (2 June 2017). "Minister denies role in wife’s posting as judge". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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