| 1946 |
Born in ‘the Blacksmith Street’ (now Cheng De Road) in Taipei |
| 1969 |
Passed bar exam |
| 1971 |
Awarded Bachelor of Law, National Taiwan University |
| 1972-1976 |
Postgraduate study in Kyoto University, Japan |
| 1979 |
Became a human rights lawyer after the Kaohsiung/Formosa incident |
| 1981-1988 |
Taipei City Councillor |
| 1986 |
･The DPP was founded on 28th September 1986. Hsieh was one of the founding members, gave the party its name and drafted the party constitution.
･Put forward the New Culture Theory for Taiwan |
| 1987 |
Put forward the concept of Taiwan as a ‘Community of Common Destiny’, the predecessor of mutualism. |
| 1989 – 1995 |
･Legislator
･Proposed ‘the Four Priorities: Taiwan, the culture, the vulnerable and the environment’ |
| 1996 |
Being the running mate of Prof. Peng, Ming-min, the DPP presidential candidate, in the first presidential election of Taiwan |
| 1998-2005 |
Kaohsiung mayor |
| 2000-2001 |
･DPP party leader.Under his leadership, the party became the majority and gained the largest number of parliamentary seats in history. The influence of ‘pan-green’ coalition reached its peak.
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| 2005 |
･Premier
･Proposed ‘Reconciliation and Mutualism’ |
| 2006 |
Running for Taipei City Mayor |
| 2007 |
･The DPP presidential candidate for the 2008 presidential election
･Proposed ‘Taiwan Restoration’ during the primary |
| 2008 |
Became the DPP leader the second time |
| 2011 |
Proposed ‘Two Sides, Two Constitutions’ |
| 2012 |
| Visited China as the highest ranking DPP figure in history |
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| 2013 |
･Taiwan Reform Foundation, chaired by Hsieh, held the conference on ‘The Development and Transformation in Cross-Strait Relations’ in Hong Kong.
･Chaired the DPP China Affairs Committee meeting that led to the conclusion of using ‘constitutional consensus’ as the basis for cross-strait policy. |
| 2014 |
Advocated for collaboration with the independent mayoral candidate, Ko Wen-je, which ultimately ended the KMT’s long reign in Taipei City |
| 2015 |
Advisor to Taipei City Government |