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Wu Den-yih
吳敦義
Premier of the Republic of China
Designate
Assumed office
10 September 2009
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputyEric Liluan Chu (Designate)
Preceded byLiu Chao-shiuan
Personal details
Born (1948-01-30) 30 January 1948 (age 76)
Political partyKuomintang

Wu Den-yih (Chinese: 吳敦義, Wade-Giles: Wu Dun-yi; born January 30, 1948) is a Republican Chinese politician of the Kuomintang (KMT), and the current Premier-designate. He was the appointed mayor of Kaohsiung between 1990 and 1994, and he served as the mayor again from 1994 to 1998 by election. He was defeated by Frank Hsieh in the mayoral election in 1998. Wu is serving as a legislator of the Legislative Yuan, and acting as the general secretary of KMT since 2007.

Wu was designated to succeed Liu Chao-shiuan as Premier of the Republic of China on 8 September 2009 by President Ma Ying-jeou. Liu and the entire Cabinet will resign on 10 September, with Wu succeeding the post that very same day.[1]

Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Kaohsiung
1990–1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by Premier of the Republic of China
Designate

2009–present
Incumbent

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