Hsu Li-ming

Hsu Li-ming (Chinese: 許立明; pinyin: Xǔ Lìmíng; born 17 January 1969) is a Taiwanese politician.^[1] He serves as the secretary general of the Democratic Progressive Party since January 2021. He previously served as the acting Mayor of Kaohsiung in 2018.

Hsu Li-ming
許立明
Official portrait, 2018
24th Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 18 January 2023 – 17 January 2024
Chairman	William Lai
Preceded by	Sydney Lin (acting)
Succeeded by	Yang Yi-shan (acting)
Acting Mayor of Kaohsiung
In office 23 April 2018 – 25 December 2018
Preceded by	Chen Chu
Succeeded by	Han Kuo-yu
Personal details
Born	(1969-01-17) 17 January 1969 (age 55) Mailiao, Yunlin, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party

Political career

Hsu chaired the Greater Kaohsiung Research, Development and Evaluation Commission before he became a deputy mayor of Kaohsiung in 2015.^[2][3] He was named acting mayor of Kaohsiung in April 2018, as predecessor Chen Chu was appointed presidential secretary general.^[4][5]

Hsu stepped down as secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party in January 2024.^[6]

References

1. 葛祐豪 (9 April 2018). "輔佐花媽12年 許立明內定代理高雄市長". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
2. Loa, Iok-sin (1 July 2014). "MAC admits it picked controversial venue". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
3. Ko, You-hao; Chung, Jake (13 April 2018). "Kaohsiung officials rebut Mao criticism". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
4. Wang, Shwu-fen; Huang, Romulo (17 April 2018). "Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Hsu Li-ming named acting mayor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
5. 王淑芬 (10 April 2018). "首頁 / 重點新聞 陳菊23日走馬上任 許立明代理市長" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
6. Chen, Yun; Pan, Jason (18 January 2024). "Lai announces exit from DPP's New Tide faction". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Chen Chu	Mayor of Kaohsiung (acting) 2018	Succeeded by Han Kuo-yu