About Chen Chin-hsing
Lived 1933 – 2025 (aged 91). Chen Chin-hsing was a Taiwanese and Japanese lawyer and politician.
Chen Chin-hsing (; 24 December 1934 – 5 December 2025) was a Taiwanese lawyer and politician.
Life and career Chen studied law at National Taiwan University and worked as a schoolteacher and lawyer prior to the start of his political career. As a member of the Kuomintang, he served two terms as Hsinchu County Magistrate from 1981 to 1989. Chen then spent the next decade with the Taiwan Provincial Government. He supported James Soong's 2000 presidential campaign, and later served one term in the Legislative Yuan affiliated with the People First Party. While representing his native Hsinchu County district, Chen worked to pass the Unauthorized Filming Prevention Law to regulate the use of hidden cameras.
He was of Hakka descent.
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Who was Chen Chin-hsing?
Taiwanese lawyer and politician
When was Chen Chin-hsing born?
Chen Chin-hsing was born on 24 December 1933 in Shinchiku Prefecture.
When did Chen Chin-hsing die?
Chen Chin-hsing died on 5 December 2025.
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Chen Chin-hsing was a lawyer and politician.
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Chen Chin-hsing was Taiwanese and Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Chen Chin-hsing. https://biography.guide/chen-chin-hsing/
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