Hsu Hung-chih

Hsu Hung-chih (Chinese: 徐鴻志; pinyin: Xú Hóngzhì; 4 January 1937 – 28 January 2018) was a Taiwanese politician.

Hsu Hung-chih
徐鴻志
Magistrate of Taoyuan County
In office 20 December 1981 – 20 December 1989
Preceded by	Yeh Kuo-kuang (acting) Hsu Hsin-liang
Succeeded by	Liu Pang-yu
Personal details
Born	(1937-01-04)4 January 1937 Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died	28 January 2018(2018-01-28) (aged 81)
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	Soochow University (BA)

He studied economics at Soochow University and became a teacher in Taichung. In 1967, Hsu was first elected to the Taoyuan County Council. He was reelected twice thereafter as a county council member.^[1] Hsu became county magistrate in 1981, due to the support of Hokkien-speaking voters in Taoyuan supportive of the Kuomintang. Upon the end of his second term, Hsu was succeeded by Liu Pang-yu, who took office backed by Hakka voters affiliated with the Kuomintang.^[2] Hsu died of lung cancer at the age of 81 on 28 January 2018.^[1][2]