Huang Ta-chou
| Huang Ta-chou | |
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| 黃大洲 | |
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| Chairman of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee | |
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In office January 1998 – January 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Chang Feng-shu |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Tsai |
| Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission | |
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In office June 1996 – September 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Wang Jen-huong |
| Succeeded by | Yung Chaur-shin |
| Mayor of Taipei | |
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In office 2 June 1990 – 25 December 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Wu Po-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Chen Shui-bian |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
7 February 1936 Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China
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| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University Cornell University |
| Occupation | Professor |
Huang Ta-chou (Chinese: 黃大洲; pinyin: Huáng Dàzhōu; born 7 February 1936), also known as Thomas Huang, is a Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Taipei between 1990 and 1994. He chaired the Chinese Taipei Olympic committee from 1998 to 2006.
Huang was born in Shanhua, Tainan in Taiwan, Empire of Japan in 1936. He graduated from National Taiwan University, where Lee Teng-hui was once his instructor. He received his PhD in agriculture from Cornell University in the United States in 1971. After his return to Taiwan, Huang taught at National Taiwan University.
Later on, Huang also participated in politics. He was admired by Lee Teng-hui, who was helpful throughout Huang's political career. At 1979, Lee was the Mayor of Taipei and appointed him as the mayoral adviser and the Secretary-General of the Research, Development, and Evaluation Commission, Executive Yuan. Two years later, Lee became the chief executive of Taiwan Province, he followed Lee to Taiwan Provincal Government and was appointed the Deputy Secretary-General. He went back to National Taiwan University in 1984 as a professor, before he was appointed the Secretary-General of Taipei City Government in 1987. He became the acting Mayor of Taipei in May 1990, replacing Wu Poh-hsiung. In October, he was appointed Mayor of Taipei by President Lee Teng-hui. During the final year of Huang's term, under the pressure of democratization, the office of mayor became directly elected and Huang is the last Mayor of Taipei to have served via presidential appointment.
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