- Hsieh Tung-min
Hsieh Tung-min (Chinese: 謝東閔;
Pinyin : Xiè Dōngmǐn;January 25 ,1908 -April 8 ,2001 ) was the ninth Governor ofTaiwan Province (1972-1978), the sixth and first local TaiwaneseVice President of the Republic of China (1978-1984) under presidentChiang Ching-kuo .Family and early Life
Hsieh was born in a normal family, his father was a farmer. He was educated in
Taichung in 1922. He was graduated in theSun Yat-sen University in 1928. Afterwards, he became a columnist inHong Kong andGuangzhou .His brother,
Hsieh Min-chu is the president ofShih Chien University . His son is a doctor.Road into politics
In 1942, Hsieh was invited to plan the Taiwan office of
Kuomintang . During 1943 - 1945, he worked for anti-Japan activities inGuangdong .In 1945, after 20 and half years in the mainland, he went back to Taiwan as a KMT official. He became the first magistrate of Kaohsiung County in 1948, later Vice-director of Education of Taiwan Province, chancellor of
National Taiwan Normal University , Secretary of Taiwan Province and Chief Councillor of Taiwan Province Council.Governor of Taiwan Province
Hsieh became the ninth governor of Taiwan Province in 1972. On
October 10 ,1966 , he received a parcel bomb from Taiwanese nationalistWang Sing-nan (who now serves as a legislator for theDemocratic Progressive Party ). The bomb destroyed both of Hsieh's hands. To avoid scurvy, the hospital decided to cut his left hand and gave him an artificial left hand.Later political life
Hsieh became vice president on
May 20 ,1978 . Afterwards he became senior secretary of the Presidential Office until his death in 2001.Contributions to education in Taiwan
On
March 26 ,1958 , Hsieh set up the first private university, theShih Chien University inKaohsiung . During his governorship and vice-presidency, he worked hard on educational affairs and success to make all people of the new generations of Taiwan to be educated.
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