John Wu (politician)
Taiwanese politician
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Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng; born 8 February 1969), also known by his English name John Wu, is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2009 to 2014.[5][6] Wu was the former Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) commissioner.[7]
Huang Chen-tai
Wu Chih-yang | |
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| 吳志揚 | |
Official portrait, 2009 | |
| Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| In office 4 February 2015 – 16 January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hsieh Chih-peng (acting) Huang Chen-tai |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Chi-chang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Party-list |
| 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][2][3] Ye Shi-wen |
| Preceded by | Eric Chu Huang Min-kon (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1969 |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Relations | Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4] |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM) Harvard University (LLM) |
Early life and education
Wu was born in Zhongli District, Taoyuan, on February 8, 1969.[8] His father is politician Wu Po-hsiung.
After high school, Wu attended law school at National Taiwan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) specializing in judicial administration and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) specializing in jurisprudence in 1996.[9] He then pursued graduate studies in the United States at Harvard University,[10] where he earned a second LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School in 1997 under law professor William P. Alford.[11]
Taoyuan County Magistrate
2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election
Wu was elected Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 defeating Cheng Wen-tsan in the 2009 magisterial election as a Kuomintang candidate.[12] He assumed the office 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 | KMT | John Wu | 396,237 | 52.22% | .svg){kind=small} | |
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-administered city, known officially as Taoyuan City, was to be renamed Taoyuan District.[13][14]
2014 Taoyuan City mayoral election
Shortly before the reclassification of Taoyuan County as a special municipality, Wu ran for the Taoyuan mayoralty in the 2014 Taiwanese local elections, again facing Cheng Wen-tsan, and lost.[15]
| 2014 Taoyuan City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Cheng Wen-tsan | DPP | 492,414 | 51.00% | | |
| 2 | John Wu | KMT | 463,133 | 47.97% | ||
| 3 | Hsu Jiu-chih (許睿智) | Independent | 9,943 | 1.03% | ||
CPBL Commissioner
Wu became the commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and was reelected in 2017 with unanimous support.[16] During Wu's term, he further expanded CPBL from four teams to five teams, with the addition of Wei Chuan Dragons.[17] As Wu's term ended, Tsai Chi-chang became Wu's successor as CPBL commissioner in January 2021.[18][19][20]
Personal life
Wu is married to Hung Hsiu-hua.[21]
