Wu Hsiu-hua
Taiwanese politician (born 1973)
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Wu Hsiu-hua (Chinese: 吳秀華; born 1 May 1973) is a Taiwanese politician. She was first elected to the Taitung County Council in 2014 and has served as the council’s speaker since 2018.
Wu Hsiu-hua | |
|---|---|
吳秀華 | |
| Speaker of the Taitung County Council | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Lin Tsung-han |
| Preceded by | Yao Ching-ling |
| Taitung County Councilor | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| Constituency | District 1 (Taitung County and Orchid Island) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1973 Taitung County, Taiwan |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse |
Kao Wang Hsiu-yung (m. 2004) |
| Relatives | Wu Chun-li (brother) Kuang Li-chen (sister-in-law) |
Early life
As a child, Wu aspired to be a news anchor.[1]
Political career
Wu first ran for Taichung County Council in 2014, was backed by the Kuomintang (KMT),[2] and won.[3] During her first term on the county council, Wu received one vote for the speakership.[4][5] In 2017, Wu became the first directly elected head of the KMT chapter in Taitung County.[6] Wu's 2018 election as speaker of the Taichung County Council was the first time in county history that the council speakership and magistracy were simultaneously held by women.[7] In 2022, Wu won a second speakership term.[8]
In December 2025, the KMT nominated Wu as its candidate to run in the 2026 Taiwanese local elections, and succeed the term-limited incumbent Taitung County Magistrate Yao Ching-ling.[9]
Personal life
Wu Hsiu-hua is married to Kao Wang Hsiu-yung, a detective of Puyuma descent.[3][10] After Wu became Taitung County speaker, she was entitled to a two-person security detail, and selected her husband as one of her guards.[11] They attended the same junior high school, and married in 2004.[12]
Her elder brother Wu Chun-li and sister-in-law Kuang Li-chen have served as magistrates of Taitung.[13]