John Wu (politician)


John Wu or Wu Chih-yang is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2009 to 2014.

Early life

Wu obtained his bachelor's and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University. He then obtained his master's degree in law from Harvard University from the United States.

Taoyuan County Magistrate

2009 Taoyuan County Magistrate election

Wu was elected Magistrate of Taoyuan County on 5 December 2009 defeating Cheng Wen-tsan in the 2009 magisterial election as a Kuomintang candidate. He assumed the office on 20 December 2009.

Taoyuan County upgrade

In July 2014, it was announced that Taoyuan County would be renamed Taoyuan and reclassified as a special municipality by the end of the year. The county-controlled city, known officially as Taoyuan City, was to be renamed Taoyuan District.

2014 Taoyuan City mayoral election

Shortly before the reclassification of Taoyuan County as a special municipality, Wu ran for the Taoyuan mayoralty in the 2014 Taiwanese local elections, again facing Cheng Wen-tsan, and lost.

Baseball

Wu was named commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 2015, and reelected in 2017.