Frank Hsieh

Ambassador
Frank Hsieh
MLY
Ambassador Frank Hsieh MLY
謝長廷
	Official portrait, 2005
Senior Advisor to the President
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 August 2024
President	Lai Ching-te
12th Representative of Taiwan to Japan
	Outgoing
	Assumed office ; 9 June 2016
President	Tsai Ing-wen; Lai Ching-te
Minister	MOFA David Lee; Joseph Wu; Lin Chia-lung ; TJRA Chiou I-jen; Su Jia-chyuan ;
Preceded by	Shen Ssu-tsun
Succeeded by	Lee I-yang (presumptive)
8th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
	Acting; 12 January 2008 – 20 May 2008
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
	In office; 20 April 2000 – 21 July 2002
Deputy	See list Yu Shyi-kun; Wu Nai-ren; Chang Chun-hsiung;
Preceded by	Lin Yi-hsiung
Succeeded by	Chen Shui-bian
19th Premier of Taiwan
	In office; 1 February 2005 – 25 January 2006
President	Chen Shui-bian
Vice Premier	Wu Rong-i
Preceded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Succeeded by	Su Tseng-chang
2nd Mayor of Kaohsiung
	In office; 25 December 1998 – 1 February 2005
Preceded by	Wu Den-yih
Succeeded by	Chen Chi-mai (acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
Constituency	Taipei II
	In office; 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993
Constituency	Taipei I
Taipei City Councillor
	In office; 25 December 1981 – 25 December 1989
Constituency	Taipei II (Chiencheng, Yianping, Zhongshan)
Personal details
Born	May 18, 1946 (age 78); Taipei, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse	Yu Fang-chih
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (LL.B.); Kyoto University (M.Jur.) & (ABD)
Occupation	Politician; lawyer;

Frank Hsieh Chang-ting (Chinese: 謝長廷; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiè Chángtíng; Tongyong Pinyin: Siè Cháng-tíng; Wade–Giles: Hsieh⁴ Ch'ang²-t'ing²; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siā Tiông-têng / Chiā Tiông-têng; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ; born May 18, 1946) is a Taiwanese politician and former defense attorney who is the current Ambassador^[1] of Taiwan to Japan since 2016. A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, he has served on the Taipei City Council, the Legislative Yuan, as the mayor of Kaohsiung City, and as the Premier of Taiwan (President of the Executive Yuan) under president Chen Shui-bian. Hsieh was the DPP nominee in the 2008 presidential election and was defeated by Ma Ying-jeou.