Chen Chin-hsing

Chen Chin-hsing 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. Chen died on 5 December 2025, at the age of 90.