Hsu Li-ming

{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Hsu Li-ming | native_name = {{nobold|許立明}} | native_name_lang = zh | image = 許立明肖像.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2018 | order = | office1 = 24th Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | term_start1 = 18 January 2023 | term_end1 = 17 January 2024 | 1blankname1 = Chairman | 1namedata1 = William Lai | predecessor1 = Lin Hsi-yao<br>Sydney Lin (acting) | successor1 = Andrea Yang (acting)<br>Lin Yu-chang | office2 = Mayor of Kaohsiung | order2 = Acting | term_start2 = 23 April 2018 | term_end2 = 25 December 2018 | deputy2 = | predecessor2 = Chen Chu | successor2 = Han Kuo-yu | prior_term2 = | pronunciation = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Mailiao, Yunlin, Taiwan | death_date =  | death_place = | citizenship = | party = 25px Democratic Progressive Party | other_party =  | height =  | children = | mother =  | father =  | relatives = | education = National Chengchi University (LLB, LLM) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth =  | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards =  | blank1 = | data1 = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = }}

'''Hsu Li-ming''' ({{lang-zh|t=許立明|p=Xǔ Lìmíng}}; born 17 January 1969) is a Taiwanese politician.<ref>{{cite news |author1=葛祐豪 |title=輔佐花媽12年許立明內定代理高雄市長 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/local/paper/1190871 |access-date=17 July 2022 |work=Liberty Times Net |date=9 April 2018 |location=Taiwan |language=zh}}</ref> He serves as the secretary general of the Democratic Progressive Party since January 2021. He previously served as the acting Mayor of Kaohsiung in 2018.

== Education == Hsu graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in law.

==Political career== Hsu chaired the Greater Kaohsiung Research, Development and Evaluation Commission before he became a deputy mayor of Kaohsiung in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Loa|first1=Iok-sin|title=MAC admits it picked controversial venue|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/01/2003594069|accessdate=18 April 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=1 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ko|first1=You-hao|last2=Chung|first2=Jake|title=Kaohsiung officials rebut Mao criticism|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/04/13/2003615819|accessdate=18 April 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=13 April 2018}}</ref> He was named acting mayor of Kaohsiung in April 2018, as predecessor Chen Chu was appointed presidential secretary general.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Shwu-fen|last2=Huang|first2=Romulo|title=Kaohsiung Deputy Mayor Hsu Li-ming named acting mayor|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201804170031.aspx|accessdate=18 April 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=17 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=王淑芬 |title=首頁 / 重點新聞陳菊23日走馬上任許立明代理市長 |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201804100072.aspx |access-date=17 July 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=10 April 2018 |location=Taiwan |language=zh}}</ref>

Hsu stepped down as secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party in January 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Yun |last2=Pan |first2=Jason |title=Lai announces exit from DPP's New Tide faction |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2024/01/18/2003812270 |access-date=18 January 2024 |work=Taipei Times |date=18 January 2024}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Chen Chu}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Kaohsiung<br>{{small|(acting)}}|years=2018}} {{s-aft|after=Han Kuo-yu}} {{s-end}} {{Kaohsiung mayors}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hsu, Li-ming}} Category:Living people Category:Mayors of Kaohsiung Category:1969 births