Thomas K. S. Hsieh | |
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| San Francisco Board of Supervisors | |
| In office September 5, 1986 – January 8, 1997 | |
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| Born | November 17, 1931 Beijing, China |
| Died | March 5, 2023 (aged 91) San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | San Francisco City College, UC Berkeley (M.Arch) |
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Thomas Kuo Shyang Hsieh[1] (November 17, 1931 – March 5, 2023) was a Chinese-born American politician, architect, and vineyard owner. He was San Francisco's third supervisor of Asian ancestry when he was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1986. He was the first Chinese American to be elected to a citywide office in San Francisco. He was re-elected twice and termed out of office in 1997.
Hsieh was previously also the first Chinese American San Francisco Arts Commissioner and San Francisco Police Commissioner. He also served as a San Francisco Public Utilities Commissioner.
- ^ Ege, Mike (2023-03-07). "Chinese American Political Pioneer Tom Hsieh Passes at 91". The San Francisco Standard. Retrieved 2023-03-10.