Twu Shiing-jer
| Twu Shiing-jer | |
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| 涂醒哲 | |
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| Mayor of Chiayi City | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2014 |
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| Deputy | Hou Chong-wen[1] |
| Preceded by | Huang Min-hui |
| Minister of Department of Health | |
| In office 31 December 2002 – 18 May 2003 |
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| Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) |
| Minister of Department of Health (acting) |
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| In office 1 September 2002 – 31 December 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Ming-liang (李明亮) |
| Chief of Centers for Disease Control | |
| In office 29 May 2000 – 30 June 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Chang Hung-jen (張鴻仁) (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ying-lung (江英隆) (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1951 (age 73) Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Nationality |  Republic of China |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University University of California, Los Angeles |
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Twu Shiing-jer (Chinese: 涂醒哲; pinyin: Tú Xǐngzhé; Wade–Giles: T'u2 Hsing3-che2) is a politician in the Republic of China. He has been the Minister of Department of Health from 31 December 2002 to 18 May 2003. He has been the Legislator of Taiwan from 2008 to 2012. He is currently the Mayor of Chiayi City since 25 December 2014.[2]
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Early life
Twu obtained his bachelor's degree in medicine and master's degree in public health from National Taiwan University. He then obtained his doctoral degree from University of California, Los Angeles in the United States.[3]
Mayor of Chiayi City
2009 Chiayi City mayor election
Twu joined the 2009 Republic of China local elections for Chiayi City mayor position held on 5 December 2009. He eventually lost to Kuomintang candidate Huang Min-hui.[4]
| 2009 Chiayi City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Huang Min-hui |  KMT |
69,962 | 52.20% |
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| 2 | Lin Sheng-fen (林聖芬) | Independent | 2,801 | 2.09% | ||
| 3 | Twu Shiing-jer |  DPP |
61,268 | 45.71% | ||
2014 Chiayi City mayor election
Twu won a party primary held in March 2014, and was named the Democratic Progressive Party candidate for the Chiayi City mayoralty.[5] In September, Twu asked the voters to choose the best person, not the wealthiest, referring to politicians from Kuomintang which were mostly backed by their huge assets and government resources to work with business conglomerates run by wealthy families to control local political factions and influence election outcomes. He ran his campaign under the slogan Bold leadership, Chuluo, heading up for Taiwan (Chinese: 氣魄 諸羅 台灣頭).[6] Chiayi was a part of Chuluo County until 1787 when it was renamed.
Twu was elected as the Mayor of Chiayi City after winning the 2014 Chiayi City mayoralty election held on 29 November 2014.[7]
| 2014 Chiayi City Mayoralty Election Result | ||||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Chen Xiu-li (陳秀麗) | Independent | 633 | 0.44% | ||
| 2 | Chen Tai-shan (陳泰山) | Independent | 786 | 0.54% | ||
| 3 | Chen Yi-chen (陳以真) | KMT |
66,108 | 45.50% | ||
| 4 | Twu Shiing-jer | DPP |
74,698 | 51.41% |
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| 5 | Sheu Jia-ming (許文建) | Independent | 330 | 0.23% | ||
| 6 | Lin Shi-han (林詩涵) | People Democratic Front | 2,747 | 1.89% | ||
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