John Wu (politician)

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This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.
John Wu
Wu Chih-yang

MLY
吳志揚
桃園縣長吳志揚 (cropped).JPG
Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League
Assumed office
4 February 2015
Preceded byHsieh Chih-peng (acting)
Huang Chen-tai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2016
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 2005 – 20 December 2009
Succeeded byHuang Jen-shu
ConstituencyTaoyuan
Taoyuan 3rd (after 2008)
Magistrate of Taoyuan County
In office
20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014
DeputyLee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin[1]
Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin[2]
Huang Hung-pin[3]
Preceded byEric Chu
Huang Min-kon (acting)
Succeeded byPosition abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality
Personal details
Born (1969-02-08) 8 February 1969 (age 51)
Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
RelationsWu Po-hsiung (father)[4]
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Harvard University

John Wu or Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng; born 8 February 1969) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2009 to 2014.[5][6]

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election[edit]

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
No. Party Candidate Votes Percentage
1 Hakka Party Wu Futong (吳富彤) 15,087 2.08%
2 DPP Cheng Wen-tsan 346,678 45.69%
3 Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg KMT John Wu 396,237 52.22% Vote1.svg

Taoyuan County upgrade[edit]

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[edit]

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
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Cheng Wen-tsan DPP 492,414 51.00% Vote1.svg
2 John Wu Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg KMT 463,133 47.97%
3 Hsu Jiu-chih (許睿智) Independent 9,943 1.03%

Baseball[edit]

Wu was named commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and reelected in 2017.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Taoyuan County Government - Deputy County Mayor". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Taoyuan County deputy commissioner loses job over allegations of corruption - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ^ a b "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss".
  5. ^ "Taoyuan County Government - County Mayor Office". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  6. ^ "Magistrate Li Delivered "Fo-Tie", and Invited Tourists To Visit Kinmen". Kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  7. ^ "Wu, Chih-Yang". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  9. ^ "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu".
  10. ^ 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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