Frank Hsieh
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謝長廷 | |||||||||||||||||
Official portrait, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior Advisor to the President | |||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Lai Ching-te | ||||||||||||||||
| 12th Representative of Taiwan to Japan | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 9 June 2016 – 6 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Shen Ssu-tsun | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lee I-yang | ||||||||||||||||
| 8th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |||||||||||||||||
| Acting 12 January 2008 – 20 May 2008 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Chen Shui-bian | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||||||||||||||
| In office 20 April 2000 – 21 July 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lin Yi-hsiung | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chen Shui-bian | ||||||||||||||||
| 16th Premier of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 2005 – 25 January 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
| President | Chen Shui-bian | ||||||||||||||||
| Vice Premier | Wu Rong-i | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Yu Shyi-kun | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Su Tseng-chang | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Mayor of Kaohsiung | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 December 1998 – 1 February 2005 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Wu Den-yih | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chen Chi-mai (acting) | ||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996 | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Taipei II | ||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Taipei I | ||||||||||||||||
| Taipei City Councillor | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 December 1981 – 25 December 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Taipei II (Chiencheng, Yianping, Zhongshan) | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 18, 1946 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Yu Fang-chih | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) Kyoto University (MJur) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 謝長廷 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢长廷 | ||||||||||||||||
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Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (Chinese: 謝長廷; born May 18, 1946) is a Taiwanese politician and former defense attorney who served as Ambassador 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.