Chester Chou

Chester Chou
*Chou Wan-lai*
Chester Chou; Chou Wan-lai
周萬來
	Official portrait, 2024
20th Secretary-General of Legislative Yuan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 5 February 2024
President	Han Kuo-yu
Deputy	Chang Yu-jung
Preceded by	Lin Chih-chia
Member of the Examination Yuan
	In office; 1 September 2014 – 31 August 2020
President	Wu Jin-lin
4th Deputy Secretary-General of Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 March 1999 – 31 August 2014
President	Wang Jin-pyng
Secretary-General	Lin Hsi-shan
Succeeded by	Wang Chuan-chong
Personal details
Born	12 October 1951 (age 73); Dalin, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Alma mater	National Taiwan University

Chester Chou (traditional Chinese: 周萬來; simplified Chinese: 周万来; pinyin: Zhōu Wànlái; born 12 October 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the deputy secretary-general of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2014.^[1] He was appointed as the secretary-general of the Legislative Yuan in 2024 by Yuan President Han Kuo-yu.

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Chou was born in Dalin Township, Chiayi County, on 12 October 1951. His father worked as a technician at the Dalin Sugar Refinery. Chou received his secondary education at Chiayi County High School. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from National Taiwan University in 1974 and 1976, respectively.^[2]

Chou started to work for the Legislative Yuan on 5 July 1976. He spent years in parliamentary affairs, serving under five premiers and seven secretaries-general. In 1989, he was promoted to be the chief of the Parliamentary Affairs section. In 1999, the section was upgraded to the Parliamentary Affairs Office, and he was promoted to become the director and consultant.^[3]

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"The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Ly.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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"The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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"The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

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"The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Ly.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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"The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.

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"The Legislative Yuan Republic of China". Webarchive.ncl.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2014.

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