John Wu (politician)

John Wu Wu Chih-yang MLY
吳志揚
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
Constituency	Republic of China
In office 1 February 2005 – 20 December 2009
Constituency	Taoyuan Taoyuan 3rd
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	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Relations	Wu Po-hsiung (father)[4]
Alma mater	National Taiwan University Harvard University

John Wu or Wu Chih-yang (Chinese: 吳志揚; pinyin: Wú Zhìyáng) is a Taiwanese politiican. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County in 2009-2014.^[5][6]

Taoyuan County Magistrate

2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election

Wu was elected to be the Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election under Kuomintang and assumed office position 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-controlled city, known officially as Taoyuan City, was to be renamed Taoyuan District.^[7][8]

2014 Taoyuan City Mayor election

In 2014, Wu joined the 2014 Republic of China municipal election to be the Kuomintang Mayor candidate of the soon to be formed Taoyuan City, going against Cheng Wen-tsan of the Democratic Progressive Party.^[4] However, he lost to Cheng.

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%

References

1. "Taoyuan County Government - Deputy County Mayor". Tycg.gov.tw. 2013-07-29. 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. 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. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
6. "Magistrate Li Delivered "Fo-Tie", and Invited Tourists To Visit Kinmen". Kinmen.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
7. "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
8. "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu".