Shih Chih-ming

Shih Chih-ming
施治明
Mayor of Tainan
In office 20 December 1989 – 20 December 1997
Preceded by	Lin Wen-hsiung (林文雄)
Succeeded by	George Chang
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-28) 28 October 1952 (age 73) Annan, Tainan
Party	Kuomintang
Profession	Politician

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shih.

Shih Chih-ming (Chinese: 施治明; pinyin: Shī Zhìmíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Si Tī-bêng; born 28 October 1952) is a Taiwanese politician of the Kuomintang party. He served two consecutive terms as mayor of Tainan City, from 1989 to 1997.^[1]

He contested the 2001 Tainan municipal election as an independent, and was not elected to the Tainan City Council. During that election cycle, Shih was indicted by the Tainan City Prosecutors' Office on corruption charges.^[2] The Supreme Court ruled on charges of bribery against Shih in July 2005, sentencing him to eight years and six months imprisonment.^[3]

References

1. "施治明". Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council.
2. Huang, Sandy (January 27, 2002). "Su Nan-cheng stages political comeback". Taipei Times. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
3. Chang, Rich (July 10, 2005). "Prosecutors swoop down, jail former Tainan mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved March 3, 2019.