Chen Kuang-fu
| Chen Kuang-fu | |
|---|---|
| 陳光復 | |
.jpg) Chen Kuang-fu (2nd from left) | |
| Magistrate of Penghu County | |
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Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Chien-fa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 October 1955 (age 61) Huxi, Penghu, Taiwan[1] |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Chen Kuang-fu (Chinese: 陳光復; pinyin: Chén Guāngfù) is a politician in the Republic of China. He is the Magistrate of Penghu County since 25 December 2014.[2]
Early life
Chen was born at Shagang Village, Huxi Township, Penghu County on 25 October 1955.
Early career
Chen is the founder of the first distillery in Penghu. He also had pushed for direct flight between Penghu and Little Liuqiu in Pingtung County.
Political career
2005 Penghu County Magistracy election
Chen joined the 2005 Penghu County magistracy election under Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on 3 December 2005. However, he lost to Wang Chien-fa of the Kuomintang.[3]
| 2005 Penghu County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Chen Kuang-fu |  DPP | 23,964 | 48.16% | ||
| 2 | Wang Chien-fa |  KMT | 25,223 | 50.69% |  | |
2008 Legislative Yuan election
On 12 January 2008, Chen joined the 2008 Republic of China legislative election as a DPP candidate from Penghu County constituency. However, he lost the election.
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ou Jhong Kai (歐中慨) | .svg.png){kind=icon} Independent |
3,373 | 8.74% | |
| 2 | Huang Jhong Yang (黃中陽) | Dadao Compassion Jishih Party (大道慈悲濟世黨) | 300 | 0.78% | |
| 3 | Chen Kuang-fu | Democratic Progressive Party |
15,356 | 39.77% | |
| 4 | Li Bing Kun (林炳坤) |  Non-Partisan Solidarity Union |
19,584 | 50.71% | |
Magistrate of Penghu County
Magistrate campaign
In 2014, Chen joined election campaign for the position of Magistrte of Penghu County with his election slogan Leading Penghu, for your and my happiness. He called for the development of winter tourism, the restoration of marine resources, the revitalization of disused land, implementation of care for the elderly, reinvigorating free trade and the economy to create more jobs, ensuring priority airplane tickets for local residents, increase of medical facilities, promotion of cultural creative industry, protection of the rights of farmers, fishermen and laborers, conservation of cultural heritage and providing stability for teachers and civil servants.[4]
Magistrate election
Chen was eventually elected as the Magistrate of Penghu County after winning the 2014 Penghu County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.[5]
| 2014 Penghu County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Chen Kuang-fu | DPP | 29,164 | 55.34% | | |
| 2 | Su Kun-hsiung (蘇崑雄) | KMT | 23,533 | 44.66% | ||
Personal life
Chen's wife runs a free English-language cram school program.
See also
References
- ↑ "Introduction of Magistrate".
- ↑ "DPP wins Penghu magistrate race".
- ↑ "DPP chair hints at re-election bid".
- ↑ "INTERVIEW: DPP's Chen Kuang-fu relying on the personal touch".
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
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