Frank Hsieh

Frank Hsieh
謝長廷
Official portrait, 2005
Senior Advisor to the President
Assumed office
1 August 2024
PresidentLai Ching-te
12th Representative of Taiwan to Japan
In office
9 June 2016 – 6 August 2024
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Lai Ching-te
Minister
Preceded byShen Ssu-tsun
Succeeded byLee I-yang
8th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
Acting
12 January 2008 – 20 May 2008
Preceded byChen Shui-bian
Succeeded byTsai Ing-wen
In office
20 April 2000 – 21 July 2002
Deputy
Preceded byLin Yi-hsiung
Succeeded byChen Shui-bian
19th Premier of Taiwan
In office
1 February 2005 – 25 January 2006
PresidentChen Shui-bian
Vice PremierWu Rong-i
Preceded byYu Shyi-kun
Succeeded bySu Tseng-chang
2nd Mayor of Kaohsiung
In office
25 December 1998 – 1 February 2005
Preceded byWu Den-yih
Succeeded byChen Chi-mai (acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyTaipei II
In office
1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993
ConstituencyTaipei I
Taipei City Councillor
In office
25 December 1981 – 25 December 1989
ConstituencyTaipei II (Chiencheng, Yianping, Zhongshan)
Personal details
Born (1946-05-18) May 18, 1946 (age 78)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
SpouseYu Fang-chih
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB)
Kyoto University (MJur)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer

Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (Chinese: 謝長廷; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiè Chángtíng; Tongyong Pinyin: Siè Cháng-tíng; Wade–Giles: Hsieh4 Ch'ang2-t'ing2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siā Tiông-têng / Chiā Tiông-têng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ; born May 18, 1946) is a Taiwanese politician and former defense attorney who served as Ambassador[1] of Taiwan to Japan from 2016 to 2024. A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has served on the Taipei City Council, the Legislative Yuan, as the mayor of Kaohsiung City, and as the Premier of Taiwan (President of the Executive Yuan) under president Chen Shui-bian. Hsieh was the DPP nominee in the 2008 presidential election and was defeated by Ma Ying-jeou.

  1. ^ "駐日代表謝長廷大使出席宋隆泉「臺灣的自由風景」攝影展開幕式". 台北駐日經濟文化代表處. May 19, 2024.