Chiu Hsien-chih

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.

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Name (English)

Chiu Hsien-chih

Name (Japanese)

邱顕智

Reading

きゅう・けんち

Born

April 29, 1976 (age 50)

Origin

Zhuqi Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan

Occupation

lawyer / politician / human rights defender

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Dragon

High school

National Chiayi Senior High School

University

Heidelberg University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiu%20Hsien-chih
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%82%B1%E9%A1%95%E6%99%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21016998

Tags

• Chiayi County
• lawyer
• politician
• human rights defender

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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