John Wu (politician)
| John Wu Wu Chih-yang MLY | |
|---|---|
| 吳志揚 | |
 | |
| Magistrate of Taoyuan County | |
|
In office 20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Deputy |
Lee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin[1] Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin[2] Huang Hung-pin[3] |
| 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 (age 46) Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China |
| Political party |
 Kuomintang |
| Relations | Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4] |
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University Harvard University |
John Wu or Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County in 2009-2014.[5][6]
Taoyuan County Magistrate
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.
| 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% |  | |
Taoyuan County upgrade
In July 2014, with the future plan to upgrade Taoyuan County becomes special municipality in end of 2014, Wu said that the Taoyuan name will only be Taoyuan without the City name. The current county-controlled city Taoyuan City name will become Taoyuan District to avoid confusion after the upgrade.[7][8]
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.[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% | | |
| 2 | John Wu | KMT | 463,133 | 47.97% | ||
| 3 | Hsu Jiu-chih (許睿智) | Independent | 9,943 | 1.03% | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Taoyuan County Government - Deputy County Mayor". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-07-29. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taiwan Taoyuan branch deputy governor Li Chao was blasting resignation allowed corruption involving land speculation - News". Newshome.us. 2013-06-27. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taoyuan County deputy commissioner loses job over allegations of corruption - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
- 1 2 "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss".
- ↑ "Taoyuan County Government - County Mayor Office". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Magistrate Li Delivered "Fo-Tie", and Invited Tourists To Visit Kinmen". Kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu".