Wong Chin-chu

Wong Chin-chu
翁金珠
9th Magistrate of Changhua County
In office
20 December 2001  20 December 2005
Preceded by Juan Kang-meng
Succeeded by Cho Po-yuan
Minister of Council for Cultural Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
21 May 2007  31 January 2008
Preceded by Chiu Kun-liang
Succeeded by Wang Tuoh
Personal details
Born 31 January 1947 (1947-01-31) (age 69)
Changhua, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater National Taiwan Normal University
National Taipei University
Occupation Politician
Profession Educator

Wong Chin-chu (Chinese: 翁金珠; pinyin: Wēng Jīnzhū; Wade–Giles: Wōng Chīn-chū; born 31 January 1947), a Taiwanese politician, is a member of the Legislative Yuan. She served as the magistrate of Changhua County from 2001 to 2005. With former chairperson Lin Yi-hsiung's support, Wong ran for the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2006 election. She was the only female candidate in the race, but lost nonetheless.

Early career

Wong earned a bachelor's degree in music from the National Taiwan Normal University. She taught at primary and middle schools for 18 years before acquiring an EMBA degree from the National Taipei University in 1999.

Political career

Wong was elected legislator three times. She became the magistrate of Changhua County in 2001.[1]

Changhua County
No. Party Candidate Votes Percentage
1 PFPCheng Hsiu-chu (鄭秀珠)39,0566.37%
2 KMTYeh Chin-fong257,50441.99%
3 DPPWong Chin-chu301,58449.17%
4IndependentHong Can-min (洪參民)8,2191.34%
5IndependentChen Wan-zhen (陳婉貞)6,9341.13%

In April 2004, Wong was invited to serve as the Minister of Education, but she rejected the offer.[2]

References

  1. Hsu, Chia-ching (2001-11-15). "Women must break political ceiling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  2. "Tu to tango with education ministry" (Press release). Taipei Times. 2004-04-28. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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