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Wu Chun-cheng
Taiwanese politician (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wu Chun-cheng (Chinese: 吳春城; born 18 August 1961) is a Taiwanese business executive and politician.
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Education and early career
Wu earned a Bachelor of Arts in literature from National Central University, completed a Master of Laws (LL.M.) at National Sun Yat-sen University, then moved to China and obtained a doctorate in management from Fudan University.[1][2] He is the founding chairman of the Jet-Go Consulting Group,[3][4] has served as director of the Cross-Strait Policy Association,[5] and led the Strong Generation Educational and Cultural Association,[3][6] advocating for dignified aging and aiding those who are to those aged 45, 55 or 60 and above, depending on varying definitions.[6][7]
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Political career
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Wu was elected to the Legislative Yuan in January 2024 via the Taiwan People's Party list for proportional representation, and has served as secretary-general of the TPP caucus.[8] As a legislator, he continued advocating for educational and economic policy proposals to consider Taiwan's strong generation,[7][9][10] and has discussed related issues with foreign delegations to Taiwan.[10] In June 2024, legislator Wang Ting-yu alleged that Wu had skipped a vote on a bill exempting party-affiliated organizations from being implicated for holding ill-gotten assets.[11]
Wu was invited to the July 2024 Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China summit,[12] and alongside Ariel Chang, co-organized a September 2024 march in New York City advocating for Taiwanese participation in the United Nations.[13] After TPP chairman Ko Wen-je was linked to the Core Pacific City case and confirmed that he had used a presidential election subsidy to purchase his 2024 campaign headquarters, Wu commented that Ko was "Taiwan's [Nelson] Mandela.[14]
Wu backed the passage of the Act for Promotion of Strong Generation Policies and Industrial Development through the Legislative Yuan in January 2025. On 25 February, he announced his resignation.[15][16] Shortly after Wu's resignation, legislator Chen Pei-yu called for the act's repeal.[17]
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Personal life
Wu is married to Chang Mei-hui.[18]
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