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Eric Chu

Eric Chu
Chu Li-lun
朱立倫
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Mayor of New Taipei
Assumed office
18 January 2016
Deputy Hou You-yi
Hsu Chih-chien
Lee Shih-chuan
Chen Shen-hsien
Preceded by Hou You-yi (Acting)
In office
25 December 2010 – 19 October 2015
Preceded by Chou Hsi-wei (Magistrate of Taipei)
Succeeded by Hou You-yi (Acting)
6th Chairperson of the Kuomintang
In office
19 January 2015 – 16 January 2016
Deputy Hau Lung-pin
Huang Min-hui
Preceded by Wu Den-yih (Acting)
Succeeded by Huang Min-hui (Acting)
Hung Hsiu-chu
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
Premier Wu Den-yih
Preceded by Paul Chiu
Succeeded by Sean Chen
Minister of the Consumer Protection Commission
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
Premier Wu Den-yih
Preceded by Paul Chiu
Succeeded by Sean Chen
Magistrate of Taoyuan
In office
20 December 2001 – 10 September 2009
Deputy Huang Min-kon
Preceded by Hsu Ying-shen (Acting)
Succeeded by Huang Min-kon (Acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001
Personal details
Born (1961-06-07) 7 June 1961 (age 55)
Bade City, Taiwan
Political party Kuomintang
Spouse(s) Kao Wan-ching
Alma mater National Taiwan University
New York University

Eric Chu (Chinese: 朱立倫; pinyin: Zhū Lìlún; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician and the incumbent Mayor of New Taipei. He was born into a political family with strong Kuomintang (KMT) ties, and served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China, under Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to this, Chu served as legislator (1999 to 2001) and as the magistrate of Taoyuan County (2001 to 2009). He was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010. On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as Chairman of the Kuomintang, succeeding Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu was defeated by his opponent Tsai Ing-wen, and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman.

Chu was born in Bade City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, son of a local Taoyuan County politician who served in the local legislature and also in the National Assembly. Chu's mother is from Daxi Township. Chu is married to Kao Wan-ching (高婉倩); his father-in-law, Kao Yu-jen, is former speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, chairman of Twinhead International Corp and founder of FiberLogic Communications.

Chu studied at the National Taiwan University, earning a bachelor's degree in management in 1983. After completing compulsory military service in the Republic of China Armed Forces, Chu then went abroad to study at New York University in the United States where he completed a master's degree in finance in 1987 and a PhD in accounting in 1991.


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