John Wu (politician)

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
John Wu
Wu Chih-yang
MLY
吳志揚
Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League
In office
4 February 2015 – 16 January 2019
Preceded byHsieh Chih-peng (acting)
Huang Chen-tai
Succeeded byTsai Chi-chang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
ConstituencyParty-list
In office
1 February 2005 – 20 December 2009
Succeeded byHuang Jen-shu
ConstituencyTaoyuan
Taoyuan 3rd (after 2008)
Magistrate of Taoyuan County
In office
20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014
DeputyLee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin[1]
Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin[2]
Huang Hung-pin[3]
Preceded byEric Chu
Huang Min-kon (acting)
Succeeded byPosition abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality
Personal details
Born (1969-02-08) 8 February 1969 (age 55)
Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
RelationsWu Po-hsiung (father)[4]
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Harvard University

John Wu or Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng; born 8 February 1969) is a Taiwanese 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]

Early life[edit]

Wu obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University. He then obtained another law degree from Harvard University in the United States.[8]

Taoyuan County Magistrate[edit]

2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election[edit]

Wu was elected Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 defeating Cheng Wen-tsan in the 2009 magisterial election as a Kuomintang candidate.[9] 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%

Taoyuan County upgrade[edit]

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.[10][11]

2014 Taoyuan City mayoral election[edit]

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.[12]

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%

CPBL Commissioner[edit]

Wu became the commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and was reelected in 2017 with unanimous support.[13] During Wu's term, he further expanded CPBL from four teams to five teams, with the addition of Wei Chuan Dragons.[14] As Wu's term ended, Tsai Chi-chang became Wu's successor as CPBL commissioner in January 2021.[15][16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Taoyuan County Government - Deputy County Mayor". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-07-29. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ^ "Taiwan Taoyuan branch deputy governor Li Chao was blasting resignation allowed corruption involving land speculation - News". Newshome.us. 2013-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  3. ^ "Taoyuan County deputy commissioner loses job over allegations of corruption - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. ^ "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss". 29 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Taoyuan County Government - County Mayor Office". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-05-21. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  6. ^ "Magistrate Li Delivered "Fo-Tie", and Invited Tourists To Visit Kinmen". Kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  7. ^ 歐, 建智. "蔡其昌接任中職第11屆會長 史上官階最高會長". ETtoday運動雲. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Wu, Chih-Yang". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  9. ^ Shan, Shelley (6 December 2014). "2009 ELECTIONS: DPP regains Yilan County seat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  11. ^ "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu". 28 July 2014.
  12. ^ Shan, Shelley (30 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: KMT's John Wu loses Taoyuan re-election bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  13. ^ 哲郢, 張. "吳志揚連任首要目標 盡快催生第5隊". Yahoo. Yahoo News. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  14. ^ 洪, 立文. "味全龍回歸！加盟通過成中職第5隊". 華視CTS. CTS Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  15. ^ Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  16. ^ "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
  17. ^ "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.
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