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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] Wu was the former Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) commissioner.[7]
John Wu Wu Chih-yang | |
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吳志揚 | |
Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
In office 4 February 2015 – 16 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Hsieh Chih-peng (acting) Huang Chen-tai |
Succeeded by | Tsai Chi-chang |
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 | Zhongli City, Taoyuan County (now Zhongli District, Taoyuan City), Taiwan | 8 February 1969
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Relations | Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4] |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University Harvard University |
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.[8]
Wu was elected Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 defeating Cheng Wen-tsan in the 2009 magisterial election as a Kuomintang candidate.[9] He assumed the office on 20 December 2009.
2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
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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% |
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.[10][11]
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.[12]
2014 Taoyuan City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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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% | ||
Wu became the commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and was reelected in 2017 with unanimous support.[13] During Wu's term, he further expanded CPBL from four teams to five teams, with the addition of Wei Chuan Dragons.[14] As Wu's term ended, Tsai Chi-chang became Wu's successor as CPBL commissioner in January 2021.[15][16][17]
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