Rosalia Wu
Rosalia Wu Wu Su-yao | |
|---|---|
吳思瑤 | |
 Wu campaigning in December 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ting Shou-chung |
| Constituency | Taipei 1 |
| Member of the Taipei City Council | |
| In office 25 December 2006 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Taipei 1st precinct |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 May 1974 Taipei County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University |
| Occupation | politician |
Rosalia Wu (Chinese: 吳思瑤; pinyin: Wú Sīyáo; born 28 May 1974) is a Taiwanese politician. Elected to the Taipei City Council in 2006, she served until 2016, when she won election to the Legislative Yuan.
Education
Wu is a graduate of Fu Jen Catholic University.[1]
Political career
Wu is affiliated with the former New Tide faction of the Democratic Progressive Party. She was elected to the DPP's Central Standing Committee in 2012.[2]
Wu was elected to the Taipei City Council three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014. For a portion of her time on the city council, Wu served as the DPP's caucus whip.[3] While on the council, she showed an interest in environmental and infrastructure issues.[4][5][6][7] In 2009, after a televised advertisement had been taken off the air due to a violation of the Satellite Radio and Television Act, Wu worked to remove a printed equivalent from the sides of Taipei buses.[8] She sought to reopen the Zhongshan Soccer Stadium for its intended use after the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, but did not succeed.[9][10]
During the 2016 legislative elections, Wu defeated Chen Hsi-yu in an interparty primary.[11] She was named the sole Pan-Green Coalition candidate for Taipei 1st district,[12][13] and won election to the legislature by joining an electoral coalition of seven others, including Freddy Lim and Pasuya Yao.[14] Wu defeated the district's incumbent representative, Ting Shou-chung, winning 95,000 votes.[15] As a legislator, she has focused her attention on academia and education in Taiwan. Wu is opposed to corporal punishment in schools,[16] and to education minister Wu Se-hwa's proposed senior high school curriculum changes, which were implemented despite a student protest.[17] She spoke out against a 2016 proposal to merge Tainan National University of the Arts and National Cheng Kung University, stating, "I am against amalgamation for the sake of amalgamation."[18] In March 2017, Wu said that Fu Jen Catholic University College of Social Sciences dean Hsia Lin-ching did not do enough to investigate allegations of sexual assault, and berated university administration for giving Hsia a light penalty.[19] Shortly after her comments, Fu Jen students went to the Legislative Yuan to meet Wu, who was not there.[20]
References
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- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (14 April 2013). "Carcinogenic cup lids still used in over 75% of stores". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Gerber, Abraham (26 April 2015). "City panned for 'sea-sand buildings'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (12 January 2015). "Taipei councilor urges city to switch to paperless". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (20 April 2013). "Taipei defends tree policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Yan-chih, Mo (9 April 2009). "Taipei to remove controversial bus ads". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Soccer fans rally against closing dedicated stadium". Taipei Times. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Pan, Jason (22 May 2013). "Taipei to dismantle its soccer stadium". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (10 July 2015). "Tsai considering list of potential running mates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Chung, Hung-liang; Hsieh, Chia-chun; Yeh, Kuan-yu (27 December 2015). "FEATURE: Candidates court voters with merchandise". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (7 January 2016). "Taipei mayor ready for bike ride from Taipei to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (10 December 2015). "Ko backs alliance of eight candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Chen, Wei-han (17 January 2016). "ELECTIONS: 'League' candidates win three of eight Taipei constituencies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (20 October 2010). "Foundation calls for end to corporal punishment". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (6 May 2016). "Education minister insists curriculum had 'no problems'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Wu, Po-hsuan; Chin, Jonathan (8 March 2016). "Students protest merger; ministry suspends plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (17 March 2017). "University's punishment of dean lenient: lawmaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ Lin, Sean (31 March 2017). "Purported students storm legislature to confront lawmaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
