Lu Po-chi explained

Lo Po-chi
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Nationality:Taiwanese
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:1 February 2002
Term End1:31 January 2008
Successor1:Fu Kun-chi
Birth Date:1949 5, df=y
Birth Place:Hualien County, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party
Alma Mater:Dahan Institute of Technology

Lu Po-chi (; born 11 May 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he represented Hualien County in the Legislative Yuan between 2002 and 2008.

Education and early career

Lu attended what became the Dahan Institute of Technology, where he studied civil engineering.[1] Outside of politics, he had invested in Huilan Television.[2]

Political career

Prior to contesting the legislative elections of 2001, Lu served three terms on the Hualien County Council.[3] His victory over Michael You in the legislative primaries held that April was considered unexpected,[4] [5] and subsequently he was elected to represent the Hualien County district in December.[6] Shortly after taking office in February 2002, Lu received a single vote in a speakership election won by Wang Jin-pyng.[7] The next year, Lu led You's campaign as he contested the Hualien County magistracy.[8] [9] As leader of the Democratic Progressive Party's campaign headquarters, Lu coordinated party efforts on behalf of its 2004 presidential ticket.[10] During Lu's first term, he supported the establishment of direct flights between Hualien Airport and Seoul.[11] In November 2004, Lu proposed that freeing captured animals be prohibited, to prevent commercialization of the release.[12]

Lu was again named a DPP legislative candidate in 2004,[13] [14] and was reelected alongside Fu Kun-chi.[15] [16] Lu backed the construction of a freeway between Hualien and Yilan during his second term in office.[16] [17] The DPP nominated Lu as its candidate for the Hualien County magisterial election in 2005.[18] He lost the contest to Hsieh Shen-shan. Lu ran for legislative reelection in 2008,[19] losing to Fu Kun-chi.[20]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lin Po-chi (5). 11 March 2018. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Chen affirms vow over media ethics. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 12 February 2003.
  3. News: Lu Po-chi (6). 11 March 2018. Legislative Yuan.
  4. News: Huang. Joyce. DPP selects election candidates. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 2 April 2001.
  5. News: Huang. Joyce. DPP's Hualien County Commissioner choice reluctant to run. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 1 August 2001.
  6. News: Huang. Joyce. December 1 elections: Big names come out for the DPP at Hualien rally. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 19 November 2001.
  7. News: Ko. Shu-ling. Anger greets KMT's clean sweep. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 2 February 2002.
  8. News: Chang. Yun-ping. DPP works with Chai on revised referendum bill. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 9 July 2003.
  9. News: Chang. Yun-ping. Hualien Election: You vows to keep up the fight. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 3 August 2003.
  10. News: Ko. Shu-ling. DPP putting up a fight down the `back of the mountain'. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 6 January 2004.
  11. News: DPP lawmaker pushing for Hualien-Seoul flights. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 20 July 2004.
  12. News: Chiu. Yuu-tzu. Freeing captured birds criticized. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 3 November 2004.
  13. News: Wang. Hsiao-wen. Wrangling continues over Hualien freeway. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 21 November 2004.
  14. News: Huang. Jewel. Chen vows change with majority. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 29 November 2004.
  15. News: Chu. Yu-tzu. Slight shifts in political geography. Taipei Times. 12 December 2004.
  16. News: Wang. Hsiao-wen. Officials optimistic over Suao-to-Hualien freeway. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 14 December 2004.
  17. News: Lu. Meggie. Meeting postpones Suhua Freeway decision indefinitely. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 2 November 2007.
  18. News: Huang. Jewel. DPP won't field candidates in several year-end races. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 31 August 2005.
  19. News: Legislative elections: Already more than 6,000 instances of vote buying: Lu. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 6 January 2008.
  20. News: Legislative elections and referendums. 11 March 2018. Taipei Times. 13 January 2008.