Andy Chiu

Chiu Chen-yuan (Chinese: 邱臣遠; born 11 December 1981), also known by his English name Andy Chiu, is a Taiwanese politician who is the current deputy mayor and acting mayor of Hsinchu City since 2024. A member of Taiwan People's Party (TPP),^[1] he previously served as the caucus leader of the TPP in the Legislative Yuan.

Chiu Chen-yuan MLY
邱臣遠
Official portrait, 2024
Mayor of Hsinchu
Acting
Assumed office 26 July 2024
Deputy	Himself Chang Chih-hsiang[a]
Preceded by	Ann Kao
8th Deputy Mayor of Hsinchu
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2024
Mayor	Ann Kao Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Tsai Li-tsing[b]
2nd Leader of the Taiwan People's Party Caucus in the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2021 – 1 February 2024
Deputy	Ann Kao Lai Hsiang-ling [zh]
Preceded by	Lai Hsiang-ling [zh]
Succeeded by	Huang Kuo-chang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2020 – 31 January 2024
Constituency	Party-list
Personal details
Born	(1981-12-11) 11 December 1981 (age 43) Taipei, Taiwan
Political party	Taiwan People's Party
Education	Jinwen University of Science and Technology (BA) Vanung University (MA) Ming Chuan University (MBA)

Education

Chiu graduated from Jinwen University of Science and Technology with a bachelor's degree in business administration and earned a master's degree in finance and banking from Vanung University. In 2010, he graduated from Ming Chuan University with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree.

Political career

Legislative Yuan

Chiu was ranked fourth on the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) party-list for the proportional representation nationwide and overseas constituency of the 2020 Taiwanese legislative election and was successfully elected Member of the Legislative Yuan.^[2]

He served as the caucus leader of the TPP in the Legislative Yuan from the sessions 3 to 8 of the 10th Legislative Yuan.

In the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election, Chiu ran for the legislative seat of the New Taipei City Constituency VIII as a TPP candidate, but was defeated by Kuomintang candidate Chang Chih-lun.

Hsinchu City Government

After Chiu's tenure as legislator ended, he was appointed Deputy Mayor of Hsinchu City, a position that had been vacant since 2023.

On 26 July 2024, Ann Kao, a member of the TPP and Mayor of Hsinchu, was suspended by the Ministry of the Interior from the position of mayor due to corruption charges. Chiu serves as the acting mayor during Kao's suspension.^[3]

Notes

1. as Secretary-General of the Hsinchu City Government
2. Vacant from 11 September 2023 to 31 January 2024