Wu Ching-ji

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Ching-ji (Chinese: 吳淸基; pinyin: Wú Qīngjī; born 15 June 1951) is a Taiwanese educator. He was the Minister of the Education from 2009 to 2012.^[1]

Wu Ching-ji
吳淸基
24th Minister of Education of the Republic of China
In office 10 September 2009 – 6 February 2012
Preceded by	Cheng Jei-cheng
Succeeded by	Chiang Wei-ling
Deputy Mayor of Taipei
In office 25 December 2006 – 10 September 2009
Preceded by	King Pu-tsung
Succeeded by	Lee Yong-ping
Personal details
Born	15 June 1951 (1951-06-15) (age 74) Jiali, Tainan, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Taiwan Normal University (BA, MA, PhD)

Education

Wu was educated at National Taiwan Normal University, where he received his bachelor's degree in education in 1973, his master's degree in education in 1979, and then his Ph.D. in education in 1985.^[2] After beginning a doctoral program from 1981 to 1982 at the University of Missouri in the United States, Wu went to England and was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of London in 1987. In 1997, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard University.^[3]

Political career

Wu was the Administrative Vice Minister of Education in the Executive Yuan in 1999-2000 and the Political Vice Minister in 2000. In 2000–2001, he was the director of the preparatory office of the National Academy for Educational Research. He became the Deputy Mayor of Taipei City Government in 2008, and was back again at the Ministry of Education as Minister from 2009 to 2012.