Wang Ting-son
Taiwanese politician
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Wang Ting-son (Chinese: 王廷升; pinyin: Wáng Tíngshēng; born 30 June 1965) or Timothy Wang is a Taiwanese politician and academic who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2010 to 2016.
Wang Ting-son | |
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王廷升 | |
Official portrait, 2012 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 8 March 2010 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Fu Kun-chi |
| Succeeded by | Hsiao Bi-khim |
| Constituency | Hualien County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1962 |
| Party | Kuomintang |
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| Alma mater | Soochow University (BS) George Washington University (MA, PhD) |
Early life and education
Wang was born in Hualien County, Taiwan, on May 8, 1962. His father, Wang Ching-feng, served as the magistrate of Hualien County from 1993 to 2001.[1][2]
After high school, Wang studied mathematics at Soochow University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in commercial mathematics. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, earning a master's degree and a Ph.D. in international business from George Washington University in 1996.[3][4] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "An analysis of characteristics and motivations related to Taiwanese manufacturing firms' decisions to invest in China".[5]
After receiving his doctorate, Wang returned to Taiwan, joining the National Dong Hwa University faculty.[6]
Political career
Wang held several posts within the Kuomintang before he was nominated to contest a by-election scheduled for 27 February 2010,[7][8] to replace outgoing legislator Fu Kun-chi. Ma Ying-jeou made several appearances at Wang's campaign events,[9][10] as did King Pu-tsung.[11] Wang faced Democratic Progressive Party candidate Hsiao Bi-khim and independent Shih Sheng-liang.[12][13] Five days before the election, Wang led Hsiao by thirteen percentage points,[14] and eventually defeated her by approximately six thousand votes,[15] a margin that the Taipei Times considered "narrow" due to Fu Kun-chi's strong influence in Hualien.[16] The Kuomintang renominated Wang for the 2012 legislative elections,[17] and he retained the Hualien County district seat contested by DPP candidate Lie Kuen-cheng.[18] Wang sought reelection to the legislature in 2016, but lost to Hsiao Bi-khim, his political opponent in 2010.[19]