Ho Chih-wei

Ho Chih-wei (Chinese: 何志偉; pinyin: Hé Zhìwěi; Wade–Giles: Ho² Chih⁴-wei³; born 14 May 1982), also known by his English name Mark Ho, is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the deputy secretary-general of the Office of the President of Taiwan. Ho previously served on the Legislative Yuan for Taipei from 2019 to 2024, and as a Taipei City Councilor from 2010 to 2018.

Mark Ho Ho Chih-wei MLY
何志偉
Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024 Serving with Xavier Chang
Secretary-General	Pan Men-an
Preceded by	Alex Huang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2024
Preceded by	Pasuya Yao
Succeeded by	Wang Shih-chien
Constituency	Taipei 2
Taipei City Councillor
In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018
Constituency	District 1 (Datong–Shilin)
Personal details
Born	(1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 43) U.S.
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Parent	Hsueh Ling (mother)
Education	California State University, Fullerton (BA) University of Southern California (MPA) National Chengchi University (PhD)

Early life and education

Ho Chih-wei was born in the United States in 1982 to Hsueh Ling.^[1][2] After graduating from Taipei WEGO Private Senior High School, he studied finance as an undergraduate in the United States at California State University, Fullerton, and obtained a bachelor's degree. He then earned a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from the University of Southern California and earned his Ph.D. in information management from National Chengchi University.^[3]

Political career

Ho was elected to the Taipei City Council for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the Democratic Progressive Party's central standing committee.^[1] In July 2012, Ho was reelected to the central standing committee.^[4] During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run Tsai Ing-wen's campaign in Taipei.^[5] Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council.^[2] In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of Pasuya Yao's resignation.^[6] He faced four other candidates, including Kuomintang nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents.^[7] Ho was elected to the Legislative Yuan on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.^[8][9]