Wu Dunyi
| Wu Den-yih | |
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| 吳敦義 | |
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| Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
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Assumed office 20 August 2017 |
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| Preceded by |
Hung Hsiu-chu Lin Junq-tzer (Acting) |
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In office 3 December 2014 – 19 January 2015 Acting |
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| Preceded by | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Succeeded by | Eric Chu |
| Vice President of the Republic of China | |
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In office 20 May 2012 – 20 May 2016 |
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| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Preceded by | Vincent Siew |
| Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen |
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 10 September 2009 – 6 February 2012 |
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| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Deputy |
Eric Chu Sean Chen |
| Preceded by | Liu Chao-shiuan |
| Succeeded by | Sean Chen |
| Secretary-General of the Kuomintang | |
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In office 27 February 2007 – 17 October 2009 |
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| Deputy | Liao Feng-teh |
| Leader | Wu Po-hsiung |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun-po |
| Succeeded by | Chan Chun-po |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
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In office 1 February 2002 – 10 September 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Ma Wen-chun |
| Constituency | Nantou County |
| Mayor of Kaohsiung | |
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In office 15 June 1990 – 20 December 1998 |
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| Deputy | Lin Join-sane |
| Preceded by | Su Nan-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hsieh |
| Magistrate of Nantou | |
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In office 20 December 1981 – 20 December 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Meng Fan-chao |
| Succeeded by | Lin Yuan-lang |
| Member of the Taipei City Council | |
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In office 25 December 1973 – 20 December 1981 |
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| Personal details | |
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30 January 1948 Caotun, Taichung County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse(s) | Tsai Ling-yi |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
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Wu Den-yih (born 30 January 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a 1973 appointment to the Taipei City Council. Wu was then elected Magistrate of Nantou County, serving from 1981 to 1989. Following two terms as magistrate, he was named Mayor of Kaohsiung in 1990. Wu remained mayor until 1998, having won the office in a 1994 direct election. He then served two full terms in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008. Shortly after winning a third term in the legislature, Wu was named Premier of the Republic of China in 2009. He served until 2012, when he and Ma Ying-jeou formed the Kuomintang (KMT) presidential ticket. Wu served one four-year term as Vice President of the Republic of China, stepping down in 2016. In May 2017, he was elected party chairman. Previously, Wu had served the KMT as secretary-general from 2007 to 2009, first vice chairman in 2014, and as acting chairman in 2014 and 2015.
Wu was born in Tsaotun, Taichung, Taiwan Province in 1948. He attended National Taiwan University,where he was president and editor-in-chief of the University News (大學新聞) student periodical in from 1968 to 1969. One of the essays Wu wrote for the publication prompted Chiang Ching-kuo to support Wu's entry into politics. He graduated with his bachelor's of arts in history in 1970. Upon graduation, he was conscripted into the military.
Upon completing his compulsory military service in the armed forces, Wu worked as a journalist for the China Times before entering starting his political career. While with the China Times, he was known for his accurate reporting and insightful commentary.
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