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