Chen Kuang-fu

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Kuang-fu
陳光復
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Magistrate of Penghu County
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018
Preceded byWang Chien-fa
Succeeded byLai Feng-wei
Personal details
Born25 October 1955 (1955-10-25) (age 66)
Huxi, Penghu, Taiwan[1]
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party

Chen Kuang-fu (Chinese: 陳光復; pinyin: Chén Guāngfù; born 25 October 1955) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Magistrate of Penghu County since 25 December 2014 until 25 December 2018.[2]

Early life[]

Chen was born at Shagang Village, Huxi Township, Penghu County 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.

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 Kuomintang.[3]

2005 Penghu County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Chen Kuang-fu Green Taiwan White Cross.svg DPP 23,964 48.16%
2 Wang Chien-fa Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg KMT 25,223 50.69% Vote1.svg

2008 Legislative Yuan election[]

On 12 January 2008, Chen joined the 2008 Republic of China legislative election as a DPP candidate from Penghu County constituency. However, he lost the election.

No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage Result
1 Ou Jhong Kai (歐中慨) Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent 3,373 8.74%
2 Huang Jhong Yang (黃中陽) (大道慈悲濟世黨) 300 0.78%
3 Chen Kuang-fu Green Taiwan White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party 15,356 39.77%
4 Lin Pin-kuan Grey and red.svg Non-Partisan Solidarity Union 19,584 50.71% Vote1.svg

2014 Penghu County magistrate election[]

Election result map between Chen and his opponent Su Kun-hsiung (蘇崑雄)

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.[4]

Chen was eventually elected as the Magistrate of Penghu County after winning the 2014 Penghu County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.[5]

2014 Penghu County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Chen Kuang-fu Green Taiwan White Cross.svg DPP 29,164 55.34% Vote1.svg
2 (蘇崑雄) Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg KMT 23,533 44.66%

2018 Penghu County magistrate election[]

2018 Democratic Progressive Party Penghu County magistrate primary results
Candidates Place Result
Chen Kuang-fu Nominated Walkover
2018 Penghu County mayoral results[6]
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 On Lee-la (翁珍聖) Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent 1,379 2.61%
2 Cheng Ching-fa (鄭清發) Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent 4,330 8.18%
3 Chen Ta-sung (陳大松) Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent 5,822 11.00%
4 Wu Cheng-lung (吳政隆) Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent 2,999 5.67%
5 Lai Feng-wei Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang 20,570 38.87% Vote1.svg
6 Chen Kuang-fu Democratic Progressive Party 17,347 32.78%
7 Lu Hwa-yuann (呂華苑) Independent candidate icon (TW).svg Independent 468 0.88%
Total voters 　86,603
Valid votes 　52,915
Invalid votes 　
Voter turnout 　61.10%

Personal life[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Introduction of Magistrate". Archived from the original on 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  2. ^ "DPP wins Penghu magistrate race".
  3. ^ "DPP chair hints at re-election bid".
  4. ^ "INTERVIEW: DPP's Chen Kuang-fu relying on the personal touch".
  5. ^ Liu, Kay (29 November 2014). "DPP wins Penghu magistrate race". Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2022. Alternative URL
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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