Wang Shih-hsiung

Wang Shih-hsiung
王世雄
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1990 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyFishing (1990–1993)
Kaohsiung County (1993–1996)
Personal details
Born1961 (1961)
Kaohsiung County, Taiwan
Died (aged 63)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
RelativesWang Yu-yun (father)
Wang Chih-hsiung (brother)
EducationNational Chengchi University (BA)

Wang Shih-hsiung (Chinese: 王世雄; 1961 – 20 March 2024) was a Taiwanese politician. A member of Kuomintang, he served in the Legislative Yuan from 1990 to 1996.

Personal life and political career

Wang Shih-hsiung's father Wang Yu-yun served as mayor of Kaohsiung from 1973 to 1981. In 1989, Wang Shih-hsiung was a Kuomintang candidate for the Legislative Yuan, representing aquaculture and fishers, and was elected to his first term in office alongside his brother Wang Chih-hsiung.[1]

Wang was indicted on charges of bribery and fraud in 2000.[2] In 2002, lawyer Tu Jin-shu alleged that he was kidnapped by Wan Chung and held at Wang Shih-hsiung's home in Kaohsiung.[3][4] Wang was cited for drunk driving in 2006.[5]

Later life and death

In 2017, Wang Shih-hsiung was diagnosed with liver tumors, and later traveled to China to seek liver transplantation.[6] Wang lost weight throughout 2023, and was twice admitted to the Chang Gung Hospital's Kaohsiung branch for treatment.[7] Wang died of pancreatic cancer in Kaohsiung, on 20 March 2024, at the age of 63.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ 楊柳，〈家族包袱下，力爭另一片天空〉。收於《臺灣政壇明日之星》，臺北：月旦出版。1993年10月初版。頁13-20。
  2. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (12 December 2000). "Tycoon indicted on fraud charges". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (22 December 2002). "Wan Chung 'just an ordinary guy'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (23 December 2002). "Wan, assistant released on bail". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "前立委王世雄酒駕連環撞 酒測值高達0.67" (in Traditional Chinese). Liberty Times. 2006-01-07. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  6. ^ "前立委花800萬赴陸換肝 老同學送別…這趟出門不是生離就是死別". United Daily News (in Chinese). 2023-08-21. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  7. ^ "曾赴中換肝不敵胰臟癌 63歲前立委王世雄病逝高雄長庚". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2024-03-21. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  8. ^ Xie, Wenzhe (21 March 2024). "曾赴中國換肝！前立委王世雄胰臟癌病逝 享壽63歲". Yahoo! Kimo (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  9. ^ Lin, Qiaolian (21 March 2024). "前立委王世雄胰臟癌病逝高雄長庚 享壽63歲". Central News Agency (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 March 2024.