Hsu Yung-ming
Taiwanese politician
Hsu Yung-ming (Chinese: 徐永明; pinyin: Xú Yǒngmíng; born 15 May 1966) is a Taiwanese political scientist, pollster, and politician. He represented the New Power Party within the Legislative Yuan from 2016 to 2020. In August 2019, he began serving as NPP chairman. Following his removal from the post in August 2020, Hsu withdrew from the party.
Education
After graduating from Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School in 1985, Hsu studied political science at National Taiwan University and obtained a bachelor's degree in 1989 and a master's degree in 1994. He then pursued doctoral studies in the United States, earning his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Michigan in 1999. His doctoral dissertation, "The formation of national identity in Taiwan," was completed under political scientist Christopher H. Achen of Princeton University. After receiving his doctorate, Hsu began a teaching career at National Chung Cheng University.
Academic career
In the mid-2000s, Hsu was a political analyst and research fellow at Academia Sinica's Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences. He later joined the faculty of Soochow University, where he taught political science, and served as director of the Taiwan Brain Trust think tank.
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