Yang Chin-hu (; 26 August 1898 – 12 July 1990) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Kaohsiung City from 1968–1973.

Political career

In 1947, Yang became a member of the National Assembly. He then later joined the China Democratic Socialist Party in 1948. In 1954, he ran for the

Kaohsiung Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsi ...

Mayoralty election and failed for four consecutive terms. However, he eventually won in 1968.

Personal life

On 12 June 1971, the 72-year-old Yang was engaged to the 47-year-old Chen Tsai-feng, his housekeeper. Initially, Yang's two adult daughters opposed the marriage. Eventually, his daughters and their husbands finally gave up and attended the engagement ceremony of their father. On 5 February 1984, the 86-year-old Yang married to the 61-year-old Chung Yu-yeh in a traditional church ceremony.

References

Mayors of Kaohsiung 1898 births 1990 deaths China Democratic Socialist Party politicians {{taiwan-politician-stub