Hsu Tain-tsair | |
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許添財 | |
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| Mayor of Tainan | |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | George Chang |
| Succeeded by | William Lai as mayor of Tainan (special municipality) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 11 March 2011 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | William Lai |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chun-hsien |
| Constituency | 4th constituency of Tainan City |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Tainan City constituency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1951 Guantian, Tainan County (now part of Tainan City), Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Hung Shu-chen |
| Education | Chinese Culture University (BA, MEc) Rutgers University Columbia University New School for Social Research |
| Profession | Economist |
Hsu Tain-tsair (Chinese: 許添財; pinyin: Xǔ Tiāncái; Wade–Giles: Hsu3 Tien1-tsai2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Thiam-châi; born 23 January 1953) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of Tainan City from 2001 to 2010.
Born in Tainan County (now part of Tainan City), Hsu earned two degrees from Chinese Culture University and studied for a PhD in economics in the United States, where he started participating in the independence movement of Taiwan. He was placed on the blacklist of the Kuomintang and was not allowed to return to Taiwan until 1990.
When Hsu returned to Taiwan, he joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Having been elected legislator three times, Hsu is considered a privy councilor to the DPP in the field of economics.[1] He was nominated to run for the mayor of Tainan and was elected in 2001. During his terms as mayor, Hsu worked on public projects and encouraged tourism. For example, a police unit was established to facilitate tourists in 2007, and he also improved the environment of the city.
In 2009, Hsu worked with the Tainan County government to push for a merger that would form a special municipality. The merger was set to take effect in December 2010, giving Hsu one additional year in his mayoral term. During the DPP primary election for the nomination of a new Tainan mayor in May, he lost to William Lai by 12% of the votes. After Lai was elected mayor, Hsu later ran for Lai's seat as a member of Legislative Yuan and was finally elected.
- ^ 陳詩婷. 南市／財經資歷豐富 許添財承諾連任後 落實美好未來. ETtoday (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.