Chiu Hsien-chih was born on 29 April 1976 and is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.
24 Facts About Chiu Hsien-chih
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Chiu Hsien-chih contested the 2016 and 2020 legislative elections as a member of the New Power Party, winning the latter election.
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Chiu Hsien-chih was born on 29 April 1976, and was raised in Zhuqi, Chiayi County, near Fengchih Lake.
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Chiu Hsien-chih's mother was a factory worker and his father was a teacher.
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Chiu Hsien-chih returned to Taiwan in 2010, without completing Heidelberg's Doktor der Rechtswissenschaft program.
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Chiu Hsien-chih remained the Hung family's legal representative until the conclusion of the case, an appeal heard in June 2017.
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Chiu Hsien-chih represented Liu Yen-kuo in a murder case dating to 1997 until Liu's execution on 29 April 2014, Chiu Hsien-chih's birthday.
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Chiu Hsien-chih worked with fellow lawyer Tseng Wei-kai on the Hualon Textile workers' compensation case.
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Chiu Hsien-chih often offered legal commentary in his capacity as chairman of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights.
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In 2015, Chiu Hsien-chih was present at an Anti-Black Box Curriculum Movement demonstration to offer legal assistance.
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The next year, Chiu Hsien-chih represented music teacher Hsiao Hsiao-ling in a wrongful termination lawsuit.
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Chiu Hsien-chih has since taken on cases relating to public safety.
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In December 2017, Chiu Hsien-chih published his first book in the Chinese language, Stand By You, about several of the legal cases he had worked up to that point in time.
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Chiu Hsien-chih joined the New Power Party upon its founding in 2015.
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Chiu Hsien-chih faced incumbent lawmaker Lu Hsueh-chang in the Hsinchu district.
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The New Power Party attempted to ally itself with the Democratic Progressive Party, but Chiu Hsien-chih was critical of Ker Chien-ming, the DPP's candidate in Hsinchu, and refused to abandon his bid for office to support Ker's.
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In October 2015, Chiu Hsien-chih claimed that Ker had not responded to offers for the two candidates to debate each other before integration polling started.
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Chiu Hsien-chih's campaign partnered with that of Hu Po-yen, Hung Tzu-yung, Ko Shao-chen, and Freddy Lim, winning early support from Lin Yi-hsiung.
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In February 2019, Chiu Hsien-chih contested an open seat on the New Power Party's executive committee and was elected party chairman, succeeding Huang Kuo-chang.
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Chiu Hsien-chih resigned the party leadership on 12 August 2019, soon after Freddy Lim left the party, and Kawlo Iyun Pacidal's membership was suspended.
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Chiu Hsien-chih refused to resume the chairmanship, and stated that either Hsu Yung-ming or Tseng Wei-kai should run for the position.
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In November 2019, Chiu Hsien-chih accepted a nomination from the New Power Party to contest the 2020 election as an at-large legislative candidate.
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Chiu Hsien-chih was ranked second on the NPP party list.
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On 1 August 2020, Chiu Hsien-chih was named acting NPP chairman following Hsu Yung-ming's suspension from the post.