Hsieh Fen-fen
Hsieh Fen-fen (Chinese: 謝芬芬; pinyin: Xiè Fēnfēn; born c. 1950) is a Taiwanese retired police officer.
Hsieh began her law enforcement career after her husband died of cancer.[1][2] She earned an associate degree from Central Police College, and accepted a position an assistant position at the Taipei City Police Department's Female Police Division, within the Personnel Department.[1][2] Hsieh was subsequently assigned to Jingmei Precinct first as deputy chief, and later first division chief.[2] As the first woman Juvenile Affairs Division chief in Taiwan, Hsieh established the Spring Wind Program to limit minors' access to certain areas after midnight.[2] Mayor of Taipei Chen Shui-bian considered naming Hsieh a police precinct leader in 1998, but decided against the appointment.[2] When Chen was elected President of the Republic of China, Hsieh became his first chief of security, as well as the first woman to lead the Presidential Office Security Department.[2][3] Hsieh joined the Democratic Progressive Party in January 2003.[4] In March 2003, Hsieh was named the leader of the Yilan County Police Department, and became the first women to head a county-level police department in Taiwan.[1] Hsieh competed at the 2009 World Police and Fire Games in Canada for Team Taiwan.[5] Hsieh later led the education division at the National Police Agency before retirement.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Chuang, Jimmy (10 March 2003). "Hsieh Fan-fan greens the ranks of country's police". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Han Cheung (3 March 2019). "Taiwan in Time: From protecting women and children to chasing criminals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Chuang, Jimmy (16 July 2002). "NPA says officers free to join DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Lin, Mei-chun (22 January 2003). "DPP starts hubbub by taking police". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Huang, Shelley (3 August 2009). "Taiwanese flag is proudly displayed at World Police and Fire Games in Canada". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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