Hsiao Teng-tzang (; 25 August 1934 – 16 November 2017) was a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1973 to 1986 and served as

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between July 1988 and October 1989. Hsiao later chaired the Central News Agency.

Career

Hsiao was born in 1934 and studied law at

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before becoming a teacher at Taiwan Provincial Chiayi High School. From 1963 to 1970, he served as a district court judge. He was named a high court judge later that year and served until his first election to the Legislative Yuan. Hsiao contested the next three consecutive legislative elections, resigning in 1986 before the end of his fourth term to become minister without portfolio. Concurrently with his legislative stint, Hsiao served in multiple positions within the

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. He succeeded

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as justice minister in 1988. Hsiao stepped down in 1989, an exit later attributed to his actions regarding the ministry's Investigation Bureau. He was named senior adviser to President Lee Teng-hui before assuming the chairmanship of the Central News Agency, from which he stepped down in 2002. In 2009, Hsiao became an adviser to President

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. Hsiao supported Ma's unsuccessful attempt to remove

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as legislative speaker in September 2013. Hsiao died at the age of 83 on 16 November 2017, in Taipei.

References

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