Wu I-ding
Wu I-ding | |
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吳怡玎 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 2020 – 31 January 2024 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
Personal details | |
Born | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | 13 November 1979
Political party | Kuomintang |
Education | National Taiwan University (BA) University of Southampton (MSc) Imperial College London (PhD) |
Wu I-ding (Chinese: 吳怡玎; born 13 November 1979) is a former Taiwanese politician. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 and stood-down in January 2024.
Early life and education
[edit]Wu was born on 13 November 1979,[1] and raised in Kaohsiung.[2] She studied business administration at National Taiwan University, earned a Master of Science (MSc) in operations research and finance from the University of Southampton, and completed a Ph.D. in statistics at Imperial College London.[1]
Political career
[edit]Wu was placed on the Kuomintang party list in the 2020 legislative elections as a representative of the youth vote.[3][4] Ranked ninth on the list,[1] she was elected to the Legislative Yuan.[5]
She questioned the extension of tenure granted to the Transitional Justice Commission in April 2020.[6]
In March 2020, Wu was elected to the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "9號 吳怡玎". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Yu, Hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (12 June 2020). "Vice premier among candidates tipped for Kaohsiung mayoral by-election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang (28 December 2019). "2020 Elections: KMT backs Han proposal on SID, urges DPP probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Ho, Thomas (25 November 2019). "KMT list: No care for party's future". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ "Wu I-ding". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Sean (27 May 2020). "Lawmakers approve justice panel members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Liu, Kaun-ting; Liu, Kay (5 March 2022). "Legislator Fu Kun-chi strongly elected to KMT decision-making body". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Republished as: "Fu wins big in board vote". Taipei Times. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
- Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan
- Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Alumni of Imperial College London
- Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Kaohsiung
- Taiwanese expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Taiwanese Kuomintang politician stubs