Wong Chung-chun | |
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翁重鈞 | |
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Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Tsai Yi-yu |
Constituency | Chiayi County 1 |
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
Constituency | Chiayi County |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1999 | |
Constituency | Chiayi County |
Personal details | |
Born | Yizhu, Chiayi County, Taiwan | 31 May 1955
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater |
Chinese Culture University National Taiwan University |
Wong Chung-chun ( Chinese: 翁重鈞; pinyin: Wēng Zhòngjūn; 31 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.
Wong attended high school in Tainan and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Chinese Culture University. He obtained a master's degree in international business administration from CCU. then received an EMBA from National Taiwan University. [1] Wong has taught at the Tatung Institute of Technology. [2]
Wong served two terms on the Chiayi County Council prior to his election to the Legislative Yuan in 1989. [3] He won reelection in 1992 and again in 1995. [4] [5] During the 1995 campaign, Wong became one of the first candidates to receive a patent for his likeness, which he used on many different trinkets. [6] Having won three consecutive elections as a Kuomintang representative of Chiayi County, Wong was placed on the party list for the 1998 elections, which he also won. [7] It was reported in January 2001 that Wong had let his Kuomintang membership lapse, [8] but later that year, he was named Kuomintang candidate for the magistracy of Chiayi County, losing the office to Chen Ming-wen in a three-way race. [9] [10] Entrepreneur Su Hui-chen stated in September 2002 that Wong had helped her bribe legislators in 1998, [11] though Wong denied involvement. [12] He was indicted by the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office in February 2003 and charged with corruption. [13] [14]
Wong returned to the legislature in 2005, [1] and was named a Kuomintang candidate for 2008. Shortly after defeating Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Chi-fang, [15] Wong was elected Economics Committee convenor, alongside Chiu Ching-chun. [16] In March, Kuanshih, Shuishang leader Lai Chun-an was convicted of electoral fraud in support of Wong's campaign. [17] Wong ran in the 2009 Chiayi County magisterial election, and lost to Helen Chang. [18] [19] In his 2012 legislative campaign, Wong made greater use of social media. [20] He defeated Tsai Yi-yu, the son of Tsai Chi-fang, in 2012. [21] [22] He contested the Chiayi County magistracy for the third time in 2014, and again lost to Helen Chang. [23] [24] Wong was ranked fourteenth on the Kuomintang preliminary party list for the 2020 legislative elections. [25] [26] The list was subsequently revised, [27] and Wong's inclusion confirmed. [28] [29]
Wong Chung-chun | |
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翁重鈞 | |
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Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2016 | |
Succeeded by | Tsai Yi-yu |
Constituency | Chiayi County 1 |
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
Constituency | Chiayi County |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
In office 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1999 | |
Constituency | Chiayi County |
Personal details | |
Born | Yizhu, Chiayi County, Taiwan | 31 May 1955
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater |
Chinese Culture University National Taiwan University |
Wong Chung-chun ( Chinese: 翁重鈞; pinyin: Wēng Zhòngjūn; 31 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.
Wong attended high school in Tainan and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Chinese Culture University. He obtained a master's degree in international business administration from CCU. then received an EMBA from National Taiwan University. [1] Wong has taught at the Tatung Institute of Technology. [2]
Wong served two terms on the Chiayi County Council prior to his election to the Legislative Yuan in 1989. [3] He won reelection in 1992 and again in 1995. [4] [5] During the 1995 campaign, Wong became one of the first candidates to receive a patent for his likeness, which he used on many different trinkets. [6] Having won three consecutive elections as a Kuomintang representative of Chiayi County, Wong was placed on the party list for the 1998 elections, which he also won. [7] It was reported in January 2001 that Wong had let his Kuomintang membership lapse, [8] but later that year, he was named Kuomintang candidate for the magistracy of Chiayi County, losing the office to Chen Ming-wen in a three-way race. [9] [10] Entrepreneur Su Hui-chen stated in September 2002 that Wong had helped her bribe legislators in 1998, [11] though Wong denied involvement. [12] He was indicted by the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office in February 2003 and charged with corruption. [13] [14]
Wong returned to the legislature in 2005, [1] and was named a Kuomintang candidate for 2008. Shortly after defeating Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Chi-fang, [15] Wong was elected Economics Committee convenor, alongside Chiu Ching-chun. [16] In March, Kuanshih, Shuishang leader Lai Chun-an was convicted of electoral fraud in support of Wong's campaign. [17] Wong ran in the 2009 Chiayi County magisterial election, and lost to Helen Chang. [18] [19] In his 2012 legislative campaign, Wong made greater use of social media. [20] He defeated Tsai Yi-yu, the son of Tsai Chi-fang, in 2012. [21] [22] He contested the Chiayi County magistracy for the third time in 2014, and again lost to Helen Chang. [23] [24] Wong was ranked fourteenth on the Kuomintang preliminary party list for the 2020 legislative elections. [25] [26] The list was subsequently revised, [27] and Wong's inclusion confirmed. [28] [29]