John Wu (politician)

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]

John Wu Wu Chih-yang MLY
吳志揚
Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 February 2015
Preceded by	Hsieh Chih-peng (acting) Huang Chen-tai
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Constituency	Party-list
In office 1 February 2005 – 20 December 2009
Succeeded by	Huang Jen-shu
Constituency	Taoyuan Taoyuan 3rd (after 2008)
Magistrate of Taoyuan County
In office 20 December 2009 – 25 December 2014
Deputy	Lee Chao-chih, Huang Hung-pin[1] Ye Shi-wen, Huang Hung-pin[2] Huang Hung-pin[3]
Preceded by	Eric Chu Huang Min-kon (acting)
Succeeded by	Position abolished; Cheng Wen-tsan as mayor of new municipality
Personal details
Born	8 February 1969 Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political party	Kuomintang
Relations	Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4]
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Harvard University

Early life

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.[7]

Taoyuan County Magistrate

2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election

Wu was elected Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 defeating Cheng Wen-tsan in the 2009 magisterial election as a Kuomintang candidate.[8] 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

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.[9][10]

2014 Taoyuan City mayoral election

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.[11]

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%

Baseball

Wu was named commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and reelected in 2017.[12]

References

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. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
4. "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss".
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. "Wu, Chih-Yang". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 3 April 2017.
8. Shan, Shelley (6 December 2014). "2009 ELECTIONS: DPP regains Yilan County seat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
9. "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
10. "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu".
11. Shan, Shelley (30 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: KMT's John Wu loses Taoyuan re-election bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
12. Jason, Pan (24 February 2018). "Reporter's Notebook: Fans indignant about the KMT's control over baseball". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2018.