Shih Chih-ming (; born 29 October 1952) is a Taiwanese politician of the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

party. He served two consecutive terms as mayor of

Tainan City Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of hist ...

, from 1989 to 1997. He contested the 2001 Tainan municipal election as an independent, and was not elected to the Tainan City Council. During that election cycle, Shih was indicted by the Tainan City Prosecutors' Office on corruption charges. The

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ruled on charges of bribery against Shih in July 2005, sentencing him to eight years and six months imprisonment.

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1952 births Mayors of Tainan Living people Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Tainan Taiwanese politicians convicted of bribery Taiwanese politicians convicted of corruption {{Taiwan-mayor-stub