Chen Chin-hsing

Chen Chin-hsing
陳進興
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyHsinchu County
Hsinchu County Magistrate
In office
20 December 1981 – 20 December 1989
Preceded byLin Pao-jen
Succeeded byFan Chen-tsung
Personal details
Born (1934-11-20) 20 November 1934 (age 89)
Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Hsinchu County, Taiwan)
NationalityEmpire of Japan (1934–1945)
Republic of China (Taiwan) (since 1945)
Political partyPeople First Party (since 2000)
Other political
affiliations
Kuomintang (until 2000)
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB)

Chen Chin-hsing (Chinese: 陳進興; pinyin: Chén Jìnxìng; born 24 December 1934) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.

Chen studied law at National Taiwan University and worked as a schoolteacher and lawyer prior to the start of his political career.[1] As a member of the Kuomintang, he served two terms as Hsinchu County Magistrate from 1981 to 1989. Chen then spent the next decade with the Taiwan Provincial Government. He supported James Soong's 2000 presidential campaign,[2] and later served one term in the Legislative Yuan affiliated with the People First Party. While representing his native Hsinchu County district, Chen worked to pass the Unauthorized Filming Prevention Law to regulate the use of hidden cameras.[3][4]

Chen is of Hakka descent.[2]

  1. ^ "Chen Chin-hsin (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Chen, Lauren (26 February 2000). "Soong welcomes KMT defector into his camp hoping to boost Hakka vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ Tsai, Ting-i (6 March 2002). "Legislators demand tougher legislation for candid cameras". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (7 June 2002). "Hidden camera bill would penalize business owners". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.