Hsu Chia-ching

Taiwanese politician (born 1967)

徐佳青

Official portrait, 2023

19th Minister of the Overseas Community
Affairs Council

Incumbent

Assumed office
31 January 2023Prime MinisterChen Chien-jen
Cho Jung-taiDeputyRuan Jhao-syongPreceded byTung Chen-yuanPolitical Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs CouncilIn office
20 May 2020 – 31 January 2023MinisterTung Chen-yuanPreceded byKao Chien-chihSucceeded byRuan Jhao-syongActing Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive PartyIn office
25 November 2018 – 13 January 2019ChairmanLin Yu-changPreceded byHung Yao-fuSucceeded byLuo Wen-jia21st Deputy Secretary-General of the
Democratic Progressive PartyIn office
25 May 2016 – 15 July 2019Secretary GeneralHung Yao-fu
Herself (acting)
Luo Wen-jiaPreceded byHung Yao-fuSucceeded byLin Fei-fanTaipei City CouncillorIn office
25 December 2002 – 25 December 2014Succeeded byChien Shu-peiConstituencyTaipei VI (Da'an, Wenshan) Personal detailsBorn (1967-10-22) 22 October 1967 (age 56)
Taipei, TaiwanPolitical partyDemocratic Progressive PartySpouseBo TedardsRelativesHsu Kuo-yung (uncle)EducationNational Taiwan University
Philipps-University Marburg
National Yang-Ming University

Hsu Chia-ching (Chinese: 徐佳青; Wade–Giles: Hsu² Chia¹-ching¹, born 22 October 1967) is a Taiwanese politician who served as the minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council since 2023.^[1]

Education

B.A. in agronomy, National Taiwan University
M.A. in sociology, Philipps-University Marburg
M.A. in Health and Welfare Policy, National Yang-Ming University

Political career

Hsu first joined politics because of the Peng Wan-ru murder incident. During her political career, she is the member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and served many positions within the political party; including spokesperson, Women's Affairs Department director and central committee member.

Between 2002 and 2014, she served as a councillor in the Taipei City Council. She gives up re-election in 2014 and succeeded the position to her assistant, Chien Shu-pei.

After her councilorship ends, she returned position in the Democratic Progressive Party serving as the deputy secretary-general from 2016 to 2019, during DPP's second ruling in Taiwan's government.

Between November 2018 to January 2019, she served as the acting secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party under the interim leadership of Lin Yu-chang after the resignation of both the DPP chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen and DPP secretary-general Hung Yao-fu due to the failure in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections.

She served as the political deputy minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council from 2020 to 2023. In 2023's cabinet reshuffle, she was promoted as the minister, and continued serving as minister in the new government under DPP ruling in 2024.

Personal life

Hsu married to Bo Tedards who is a citizen of the United States.

Her uncle is Hsu Kuo-yung, who is currently the host for the FTV News political program "National Bravest" since 2023 and former interior minister of Taiwan serving from 2018 to 2022.