John Wu (politician)
John Wu Wu Chih-yang MLY | |
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吳志揚 | |
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Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
Assumed office 4 February 2015 | |
Preceded by |
Hsieh Chih-peng (acting) Huang Chen-tai |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
In office 1 February 2005 – 20 December 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Huang Jen-shu |
Constituency |
Taoyuan Taoyuan 3rd (after 2008) |
Magistrate of Taoyuan County | |
In office 20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014 | |
Deputy |
Lee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin[1] Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin[2] Huang Hung-pin[3] |
Preceded by |
Eric Chu Huang Min-kon (acting) |
Succeeded by | Position abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality |
Personal details | |
Born |
Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan | 8 February 1969
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Relations | Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4] |
Alma mater |
National Taiwan University Harvard University |
John Wu or Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2009 to 2014.[5][6]
Early life
Wu obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University. He then obtained his master's degree in law from Harvard University from the United States.[7]
Taoyuan County Magistrate
2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election
Wu was elected to be the Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election under Kuomintang and assumed office position on 20 December 2009.
2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
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No. | Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
1 | Hakka Party | Wu Futong (吳富彤) | 15,087 | 2.08% | ||
2 | Cheng Wen-tsan | 346,678 | 45.69% | |||
3 | John Wu | 396,237 | 52.22% |
Taoyuan County upgrade
In July 2014, it was announced that Taoyuan County would be renamed Taoyuan and reclassified as a special municipality by the end of the year. The county-controlled city, known officially as Taoyuan City, was to be renamed Taoyuan District.[8][9]
2014 Taoyuan City Mayor election
In 2014, Wu joined the 2014 Republic of China municipal election to be the Kuomintang Mayor candidate of the soon to be formed Taoyuan City, going against Cheng Wen-tsan of the Democratic Progressive Party.[4] However, he lost to Cheng.
2014 Taoyuan City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
1 | Cheng Wen-tsan | 492,414 | 51.00% | |||
2 | John Wu | 463,133 | 47.97% | |||
3 | Hsu Jiu-chih (許睿智) | Independent | 9,943 | 1.03% | ||
Baseball
Wu was named commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and reelected in 2017.[10]
References
- ↑ "Taoyuan County Government - Deputy County Mayor". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taiwan Taoyuan branch deputy governor Li Chao was blasting resignation allowed corruption involving land speculation - News". Newshome.us. 2013-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taoyuan County deputy commissioner loses job over allegations of corruption - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss".
- ↑ "Taoyuan County Government - County Mayor Office". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Magistrate Li Delivered "Fo-Tie", and Invited Tourists To Visit Kinmen". Kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Wu, Chih-Yang". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu".
- ↑ Jason, Pan (24 February 2018). "Reporter's Notebook: Fans indignant about the KMT's control over baseball". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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