Frank Hsieh

Ambassador^[1]
Frank Hsieh
MLY
Ambassador Frank Hsieh MLY
謝長廷
	Official portrait, 2005
12th Representative of Taiwan to Japan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 9, 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
8th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
	Acting; January 12, 2008 – May 20, 2008
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
	In office; April 20, 2000 – July 21, 2002
Secretary General	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; February 1, 2005 – January 25, 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; December 25, 1998 – February 1, 2005
Preceded by	Wu Den-yih
Succeeded by	Chen Chi-mai (acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; February 1, 1993 – January 31, 1996
Constituency	Taipei II
	In office; February 1, 1990 – January 31, 1993
Constituency	Taipei I
Taipei City Councillor
	In office; December 25, 1981 – December 25, 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 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 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.