Hsu Hsin-liang

Hsu Hsin-liang
許信良
Hsu in 1992
4th and 6th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office
18 July 1996 – 18 July 1998
Preceded byChang Chun-hung (acting)
Succeeded byLin Yi-hsiung
In office
20 January 1992 – 4 December 1993
Preceded byHuang Shin-chieh
Succeeded byShih Ming-teh
Magistrate of Taoyuan
In office
20 December 1977 – 1 July 1979
Preceded byWu Po-hsiung
Weng Chien (acting)
Succeeded byYeh Kuo-kuang (acting)
Hsu Hung-chih
Personal details
Born (1941-05-27) 27 May 1941 (age 83)
Chūreki Town, Chūreki District, Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Zhongli, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
Nationality Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (1990s; 2008–present)
Other political
affiliations
Taiwan Revolutionary Party (1984–1986)
Kuomintang (until 1977; 2000–2008)
SpouseHsu Chung Pi-hsia
RelationsHsu Kuo-tai (brother)
EducationNational Chengchi University (BA)
University of Edinburgh (MA)
OccupationPolitician

Hsu Hsin-liang (Chinese: 許信良; pinyin: Xǔ Xìnliáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Sìn-liông; born 27 May 1941) is a Taiwanese politician, formerly Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He was a supporter of the Pan-Blue Coalition from 2000 to 2008 but then supported the DPP in the 2008 presidential election.