Eric Chu
| Eric Chu Chu Li-lun |
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| 朱立倫 | |
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| Mayor of New Taipei | |
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Assumed office 18 January 2016 |
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| Deputy |
Hou You-yi Hsu Chih-chien Lee Shih-chuan Chen Shen-hsien |
| Preceded by | Hou You-yi (Acting) |
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In office 25 December 2010 – 19 October 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Chou Hsi-wei (Magistrate of Taipei) |
| Succeeded by | Hou You-yi (Acting) |
| 6th Chairperson of the Kuomintang | |
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In office 19 January 2015 – 16 January 2016 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010 |
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| Premier | Wu Den-yih |
| Preceded by | Paul Chiu |
| Succeeded by | Sean Chen |
| Minister of the Consumer Protection Commission | |
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In office 10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010 |
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| Premier | Wu Den-yih |
| Preceded by | Paul Chiu |
| Succeeded by | Sean Chen |
| Magistrate of Taoyuan | |
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In office 20 December 2001 – 10 September 2009 |
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| Deputy | Huang Min-kon |
| Preceded by | Hsu Ying-shen (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Huang Min-kon (Acting) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 June 1961 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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