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]
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]