Hsu Kun-yuan
Hsu Kun-yuan (Chinese: 許崑源; pinyin: Xǔ Kūnyuán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Khun-goân; 1 May 1957 – 6 June 2020) was a Taiwanese politician. He was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was a member of the Kuomintang. He was a member of the Kaohsiung City Council from 1994 until his death. From 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 until his death, he was Speaker of the City Council.
Hsu Kun-yuan | |
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許崑源 | |
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| Speaker of the Kaohsiung City Council | |
| In office 25 December 2018 – 6 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Kang Yu-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Lu Shu-mei (acting) Zeng Li-yan |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 24 December 2014 | |
| Succeeded by | Kang Yu-cheng |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| Member of the Kaohsiung City Council | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 6 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | District 8 |
| In office 25 December 1994 – 25 December 2010 | |
| Constituency | District 4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1957 Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Died | 6 June 2020 (aged 63) Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (1986–1994) Independent (1994–2008) Kuomintang (since 2008) |
Hsu jumped to his death from his apartment in Kaohsiung on 6 June 2020, hours after the mayoral recall vote.[1][2]
References
- Kaohsiung council speaker jumps to death after Han recall election
- News, Taiwan. "City council speaker commits suicide after pr..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- Article is (partly) copied from the Simple English Wikipedia. See attribution there.
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