Lu Po-chi

Lo Po-chi
盧博基
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded by Fu Kun-chi
Constituency Hualien County
Personal details
Born (1949-05-11) 11 May 1949
Hualien County, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater Dahan Institute of Technology

Lu Po-chi (Chinese: 盧博基; born 11 May 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he represented Hualien County in the Legislative Yuan between 2002 and 2008.

Education and early career

Lu attended what became the Dahan Institute of Technology, where he studied civil engineering.[1] Outside of politics, he had invested in Huilan Television.[2]

Political career

Prior to contesting the legislative elections of 2001, Lu served three terms on the Hualien County Council.[3] His victory over Michael You in the legislative primaries held that April was considered unexpected,[4][5] and subsequently he was elected to represent the Hualien County district in December.[6] Shortly after taking office in February 2002, Lu received a single vote in a speakership election won by Wang Jin-pyng.[7] The next year, Lu led You's campaign as he contested the Hualien County magistracy.[8][9] As leader of the Democratic Progressive Party's campaign headquarters, Lu coordinated party efforts on behalf of its 2004 presidential ticket.[10] During Lu's first term, he supported the establishment of direct flights between Hualien Airport and Seoul.[11] In November 2004, Lu proposed that freeing captured animals be prohibited, to prevent commercialization of the release.[12]

Lu was again named a DPP legislative candidate in 2004,[13][14] and was reelected alongside Fu Kun-chi.[15][16] Lu backed the construction of a freeway between Hualien and Yilan during his second term in office.[16][17] The DPP nominated Lu as the its candidate for the Hualien County magisterial election in 2005.[18] He lost the contest to Hsieh Shen-shan. Lu ran for legislative reelection in 2008,[19] losing to Fu Kun-chi.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Lin Po-chi (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (12 February 2003). "Chen affirms vow over media ethics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lu Po-chi (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Huang, Joyce (2 April 2001). "DPP selects election candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Huang, Joyce (1 August 2001). "DPP's Hualien County Commissioner choice reluctant to run". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Huang, Joyce (19 November 2001). "December 1 elections: Big names come out for the DPP at Hualien rally". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (2 February 2002). "Anger greets KMT's clean sweep". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ↑ Chang, Yun-ping (9 July 2003). "DPP works with Chai on revised referendum bill". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  9. ↑ Chang, Yun-ping (3 August 2003). "Hualien Election: You vows to keep up the fight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (6 January 2004). "DPP putting up a fight down the `back of the mountain'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "DPP lawmaker pushing for Hualien-Seoul flights". Taipei Times. 20 July 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ↑ Chiu, Yuu-tzu (3 November 2004). "Freeing captured birds criticized". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  13. ↑ Wang, Hsiao-wen (21 November 2004). "Wrangling continues over Hualien freeway". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  14. ↑ Huang, Jewel (29 November 2004). "Chen vows change with majority". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Chu, Yu-tzu (12 December 2004). "Slight shifts in political geography". Taipei Times.
  16. 1 2 Wang, Hsiao-wen (14 December 2004). "Officials optimistic over Suao-to-Hualien freeway". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Lu, Meggie (2 November 2007). "Meeting postpones Suhua Freeway decision indefinitely". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  18. ↑ Huang, Jewel (31 August 2005). "DPP won't field candidates in several year-end races". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Legislative elections: Already more than 6,000 instances of vote buying: Lu". Taipei Times. 6 January 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "Legislative elections and referendums" (PDF). Taipei Times. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
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