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John Wu (politician)

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Nationality
  
Republic of China

Parents
  
Wu Po-hsiung

Spouse
  
Hung Hsiu-hua (m. 1996)


Name
  
John Wu

Relations
  
Wu Po-hsiung (father)

Political party
  
Kuomintang

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Deputy
  
Lee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin Huang Hung-pin

Preceded by
  
Eric Chu Huang Min-kon (acting)

Succeeded by
  
Position abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality

Born
  
8 February 1969 (age 55) Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan (
1969-02-08
)

Alma mater
  
National Taiwan University Harvard University

Role
  
Magistrate of Taoyuan County

Education
  
Harvard University, National Taiwan University

Similar People
  
Cheng Wen‑tsan, Wu Po‑hsiung, Song Jiaoren, Sun Yat‑sen, Liao Chongzhen

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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. However, he lost to Cheng.

References

John Wu (politician) Wikipedia