Wu Cherng-dean

Wu Cherng-dean
Wu Cherng-dean
吳成典
Chairman of the New Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 February 2020
Preceded by	Yok Mu-ming
Deputy Magistrate of Kinmen County
	In office; 16 June 2016 – 25 December 2018
Magistrate	Chen Fu-hai
	In office; 20 December 2001 – 31 January 2002
Magistrate	Lee Chu-feng
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
Preceded by	Chen Ching-pao
Succeeded by	Chen Fu-hai
Constituency	Kinmen County
Personal details
Born	10 May 1957 (age 67); Lieyu, Kinmen County, Republic of China
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	New Party
Alma mater	Fu Jen Catholic University

Wu Cherng-dean (Chinese: 吳成典; pinyin: Wú Chéngdiǎn; Wade–Giles: Wu Ch'eng-tian; born 10 May 1957) is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the chairman of the New Party.

Political career

Between 2003 and 2006, he was a member of the New Party and served as a legislator.^[1]^[2] In 2003 he and Sisy Chen joined the People First Party (PFP) legislative caucus.^[1] By 2007 he joined the Kuomintang.^[3]

2014 Kinmen magistracy election

On 12 January 2008, he joined the 2008 legislative election as a Kuomintang candidate from Kinmen constituency. However, he narrowly lost the election.

No.	Candidate	Party	Votes	Ratio	Elected
1	Chen Fu-hai	Independent	9,912	37.31%	Yes
2	Lee Wo-shih	Independent	5,274	19.85%
3	Gao Sian Teng (高絃騰)	Civil Party	39	0.15%
4	Hu Wei Sheng (胡偉生)	Independent	1,070	4.03%
5	Tang Huei Pei (唐惠霈)	Democratic Progressive Party	431	1.62%
6	Wu Cherng-dean	Kuomintang (New Party Endorsement)	9,838	37.04%

Kinmen County Deputy Magistrate

2016 Mainland China visit

In September 2016, Wu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli County), Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of Hsinchu County), Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of Lienchiang County), Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City), Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of Taitung County), Fu Kun-chi (Magistrate of Hualien County) and Lin Ming-chen (Magistrate of Nantou County). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President Tsai Ing-wen took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of One-China policy under the 1992 Consensus. They met with Taiwan Affairs Office Head Zhang Zhijun and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Chairman of the New Party

On 21 February 2020, he was elected as the chairman of the New Party.^[7]

2023 Mainland China visit

On 6 June 2023, Wu visited Beijing, where he met CPPCC chairman Wang Huning. Chinese state-media quoted Wu as saying "only through reunification can Taiwan have a way out".^[8]

Family

His cousin is actor-singer Wu Chun.^[9]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b Hsu, Crystal (26 February 2003). "Sisy Chen and Wu Cherng-dean join PFP caucus". Taipei Times. p. 3.
^ Chuang, Jimmy (18 October 2006). "Su says voters need to be involved in constitutional plans". Taipei Times. p. 3.
^ Tsai, June. "Kinmen takes sweeping action against China's wave of trash." Taiwan Today. January 19, 2007. Retrieved on October 12, 2013.
^ "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".
^ "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times". 18 September 2016.
^ "Kuomintang News Network". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24.
^ "郁慕明將卸任秘書長吳成典接棒新黨主席" (in Traditional Chinese). ltn.com.tw. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^ Wang, Amber (6 June 2023). "Beijing voices support for Taiwan's pro-unification forces in latest exchange". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ 聯合報、褚姵君 (2007-09-17). "吴尊金门寻根极尽风光喝高粱酒烧到下面" (in Chinese). 新浪网. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-03-01.
^ 吴斌 (2011-12-20). "吴尊返乡为堂哥加油明星加持台民代选情人气飙升" (in Chinese). 中国台湾网. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

External links

Wu Cherng-dean's blog (in Chinese)

Party political offices
Preceded by Yok Mu-ming	Chairman of the New Party 2020–present	Incumbent

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[HsuCrystal-1] Hsu, Crystal (26 February 2003). "Sisy Chen and Wu Cherng-dean join PFP caucus". Taipei Times. p. 3.

[2] Chuang, Jimmy (18 October 2006). "Su says voters need to be involved in constitutional plans". Taipei Times. p. 3.

[3] Tsai, June. "Kinmen takes sweeping action against China's wave of trash." Taiwan Today. January 19, 2007. Retrieved on October 12, 2013.

[4] "Local gov't officials hold meeting with Beijing".

[5] "Local government heads arrive in Beijing for talks - Taipei Times". 18 September 2016.

[6] "Kuomintang News Network". Archived from the original on 2016-09-24.

[7] "郁慕明將卸任秘書長吳成典接棒新黨主席" (in Traditional Chinese). ltn.com.tw. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

[8] Wang, Amber (6 June 2023). "Beijing voices support for Taiwan's pro-unification forces in latest exchange". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[金门寻根-9] 聯合報、褚姵君 (2007-09-17). "吴尊金门寻根极尽风光喝高粱酒烧到下面" (in Chinese). 新浪网. Archived from the original on 2018-09-25. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

[为堂哥加油-10] 吴斌 (2011-12-20). "吴尊返乡为堂哥加油明星加持台民代选情人气飙升" (in Chinese). 中国台湾网. Archived from the original on 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2018-03-01.

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