Chen Kuang-fu (; born 25 October 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judic ...

Penghu County The Penghu (, Hokkien POJ: ''Phîⁿ-ô͘'' or ''Phêⁿ-ô͘'' ) or Pescadores Islands are an archipelago of 90 islands and islets in the Taiwan Strait, located approximately west from the main island of Taiwan, covering an area ...

at first between 2014 and 2018, and again since 25 December 2022.

Early life

Chen was born at Shagang Village,

Huxi Township Huxi may refer to: * Huxi, Penghu, a rural township in Penghu County (the Pescadores), Taiwan * Huxi, Shandong, a former prefecture in Shandong Province, China * Huxi District, Chongqing Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese pronunciation: , S ...

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 Liuqiu Island in

Pingtung County Pingtung County is a county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county seat is Pi ...

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

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2008 Legislative Yuan election

On 12 January 2008, Chen joined the

2008 Republic of China legislative election The 2008 Taiwanese legislative election was held on 12 January 2008 for members of the Legislative Yuan. It was the first Legislative Yuan election after the constitutional amendments of 2005, which extended term length from three to four years, ...

as a DPP candidate from

constituency. However, he lost the election.

2014 Penghu County magistrate election

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. Chen was eventually elected as the Magistrate of Penghu County after winning the 2014 Penghu County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.Alternative URL
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2018 Penghu County magistrate election

Personal life

Chen's wife runs a free English-language cram school program.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Kuang-fu 1955 births Living people Magistrates of Penghu County