Wong Chung-chun

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Wong Chung-chun
MLY
翁重鈞
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2020
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 2008 – 31 January 2016
Succeeded byTsai Yi-yu
ConstituencyChiayi County 1
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyChiayi County
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 1990 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyChiayi County
Personal details
Born (1955-05-31) 31 May 1955 (age 68)
Yizhu, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materChinese Culture University
National Taiwan University

Wong Chung-chun (Chinese: 翁重鈞; pinyin: Wēng Zhòngjūn; 31 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Wong attended high school in Tainan and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from

Tatung Institute of Technology.[2]

Political career

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Wong Chung-chun (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Wong Chung-chun (7)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Wong Chung-chun (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Wong Chung-chung (2)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Wong Chung-chun (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  6. ^ Li, Ming-hsien; Li, Hsien-fang (27 February 2007). "Politicians of all stripes turn to cartoon alter egos in the battle for voters' hearts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Wong Chung-chun (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (4 January 2001). "KMT exodus could cost party its majority". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  9. ^ Huang, Joyce (12 September 2001). "DPP fields joint candidate for Chiayi election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  10. ^ Low, Stephanie (13 October 2001). "KMT kicks out seven, punishes four members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  11. ^ Hsu, Crystal (22 September 2002). "Former lawmaker Wong denies role in latest scandal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  12. ^ Hsu, Crystal (17 September 2002). "Wong denies Su's Zanadau allegations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  13. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (15 February 2003). "Taipei prosecutors issue indictments over Zanadau". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  14. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (22 March 2003). "Zanadau hearing begins". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  15. ^ "Legislative elections and referendums" (PDF). Taipei Times. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  16. ^ Wang, Flora (4 March 2008). "KMT win most committee chief seats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  17. ^ "Chiayi official sentenced". Taipei Times. 4 March 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  18. ^ Mo, Yan-chih; Hsu, Jenny W. "Ma focuses final campaigning on Yilan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  19. ^ "Almost the status quo" (PDF). Taipei Times. 6 December 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  20. ^ Chiu, Yen-ling; Yan, Juo-chin (6 April 2011). "FEATURE: Politicians harness Facebook pages to boost democracy and serve constituents". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  21. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 November 2011). "2012 ELECTIONS: KMT accuses Helen Chang of abuse of public funds". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  22. ^ Wang, Chris (1 January 2012). "2012 ELECTIONS: FEATURE: Young lawmakers carry on political family tradition". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  23. ^ Tsai, Tsung-hsun; Chung, Jake (13 October 2014). "INTERVIEW: KMT's Wong outlines Chiayi plans". Taipei Times.
  24. ^ Hsu, Stacy (30 November 2014). "2014 ELECTIONS: Shifting tides increase DPP offices in Central Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  25. ^ Kao, Evelyn; Yu, Hsiang (13 November 2019). "2020 Elections: KMT names 34 legislator-at-large nominees". Central News Agency. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  26. ^ Maxon, Ann (14 November 2019). "KMT names legislative nominees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  27. ^ Maxon, Ann (15 November 2019). "KMT to revise its legislators list". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  28. ^ Yu, Hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (16 November 2019). "KMT confirms 33 of 34 candidates on legislator-at-large list". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  29. ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chung, Jake (17 November 2019). "KMT's Wu says at-large list meticulously formed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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