Wong Chung-chun explained

Wong Chung-chun
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 2020
Constituency:Republic of China
Term Start1:1 February 2008
Term End1:31 January 2016
Successor1:Tsai Yi-yu
Constituency1:Chiayi County 1
Term Start2:1 February 2005
Term End2:31 January 2008
Constituency2:Chiayi County
Term Start3:1 February 1999
Term End3:31 January 2002
Constituency3:Republic of China
Term Start4:1 February 1990
Term End4:31 January 1999
Constituency4:Chiayi County
Birth Date:1955 5, df=y
Birth Place:Yizhu, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Party:Kuomintang
Alma Mater:Chinese Culture University
National Taiwan University

Wong Chung-chun (; 31 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

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]

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]

Notes and References

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

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