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My Take
Chiu Hsien-chih is the kind of figure I find genuinely compelling. A lawyer trained all the way to Heidelberg who turned that expertise toward human rights and then politics says something about priorities. It's one thing to win an argument in court; it's another to lead a party like Taiwan's New Power Party and actually take a seat through the ballot box. I respect people who study abroad and come home to fight rather than cash out elsewhere. There's a steadiness to his path that I admire, building credibility brick by brick. Whatever one's politics, the courage to put a legal mind behind the vulnerable earns my respect.
Overview
Chiu Hsien-chih (born 29 April 1976) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He contested the 2016 and 2020 legislative elections as a member of the New Power Party, winning the latter election. Chiu served as leader of the New Power Party between March and August 2019, and was reappointed to the role in an acting capacity in August 2020.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Chiu Hsien-chih
- Name (Japanese)
- 邱顕智
- Reading
- きゅう・けんち
- Born
- April 29, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- lawyer / politician / human rights defender
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- National Chiayi Senior High School
- University
- Heidelberg University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/handychiu_npp/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B1%E9%A1%95%E6%99%BA
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.