John Wu (politician)

Taiwanese 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] Wu was the former Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) commissioner.^[7]

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.^[8]

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.^[9] He assumed the office on 20 December 2009.

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.^[10][11]

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.^[12]

CPBL Commissioner

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]

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. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
4. "Lien says nation cannot afford KMT Taipei loss". 29 November 2014.
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. 歐, 建智. "蔡其昌接任中職第11屆會長 史上官階最高會長". ETtoday運動雲. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
8. "Wu, Chih-Yang". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
9. Shan, Shelley (6 December 2014). "2009 ELECTIONS: DPP regains Yilan County seat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
10. "Taoyuan County to become municipality". The China Post. 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
11. "Taoyuan becoming power player: Wu". 28 July 2014.
12. Shan, Shelley (30 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: KMT's John Wu loses Taoyuan re-election bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
13. 哲郢, 張. "吳志揚連任首要目標 盡快催生第5隊". Yahoo. Yahoo News. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
14. 洪, 立文. "味全龍回歸！加盟通過成中職第5隊". 華視CTS. CTS Inc. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
15. Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
16. "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
17. "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.