Wu Pei-yi explained

Wu Pei-yi
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:1 February 2024
Predecessor1:Freddy Lim
Constituency1:Taipei City V
Office2:Taipei City Councillor
Term Start2:25 December 2018
Term End2:31 January 2024
Constituency2:District 5 (Zhongzheng–Wanhua)
Birth Date:1987 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Keelung, Taiwan
Party:Democratic Progressive Party (since 2014)
Alma Mater:National Taiwan University
National Tsing Hua University
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Wu Pei-yi (; born 20 January 1987) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Taipei City Council from 2018 to 2024, when she was elected to the Legislative Yuan.

Education and activism

Wu studied politics at National Taiwan University (NTU) from 2005 to 2009. She began participating in the, a student organization that could trace its history back to the, but had just been re-established in her first year as a student, ending approximately a decade of inactivity. During her time at NTU, Wu participated in the Wild Strawberries Movement. After completing her undergraduate degree, she pursued master's studies at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU). At NTHU, she was introduced to undergraduate student, and participated in the between 2012 and 2013. After Wu obtained her master's degree, she began working for the Thinking Taiwan Foundation. Approximately six months later, ratification of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement was being discussed, and Wu took leave from the Thinking Taiwan Foundation to participate in what became the Sunflower Student Movement.

Political career

Party positions

Wu joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 2014, the same year that Tsai Ing-wen began her second term as party leader,[1] and is regarded as close to Tsai.[2] [3] During her first year as a DPP member, Wu served as deputy director of the DPP-affiliated Democracy Institute.[4] She later became a spokesperson for the party,[5] speaking on cross-Strait relations,[6] 2018 local election plans,[7] and same-sex marriage.[8]

Taipei City Council

As a candidate during the 2018 local election cycle, Wu faced Yu Tian's daughter Yu Shiao-ping in a party primary, and won the Zhongzheng–Wanhua seat in the Taipei City Council that November.[9] [10] In March 2019, Wu accused Ko Wen-je of ageism, after he defended statements on the political status of Taiwan made by Huang Ching-yin.[11] In October 2019, Wu expressed concerns about the privacy of personal information and the proposed installation of smart vending machines in Taipei schools.[12] That same year, Wu joined an alliance to promote gender equality and LGBT rights in Taiwan,[13] as well as a Tibet caucus,[14] both formed by her fellow councillors. In 2020, she expressed support for Taipei's Showa Building to be named a cultural heritage site.[15] The following year, Wu criticized the Taipei City Government for its handling of a COVID-19 outbreak linked to markets operated by the Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Company and advocated for increased oversight of scooter sharing in the city.[16] [17] In January 2022, Wu joined Miao Po-ya's petition against Ko Wen-je's proposal to link the Taipei Pass to COVID-19-related personal information, and stressed the right to privacy.[18] Months later, in further defense of privacy rights, Wu and Miao drew attention to the Taipei City Government giving helpline call recordings to a private artificial intelligence company.[19] In October, Wu disclosed that Ko and former deputy mayor Huang Shan-shan had used money from a second reserve fund and from fifteen city departments to pay for the 2022 Taipei Expo, and called on the pair to apologize.[20] After reports of sexual misconduct affecting Democratic Progressive Party employees came to light in 2023, Wu co-signed a statement offering support, including free legal aid, to the victims.[21] [22]

Legislative Yuan

Following Freddy Lim's retirement from the Legislative Yuan,[23] Wu received the Democratic Progressive Party's nomination to contest the Taipei 5 seat held by Lim.[24] [25] After Wu was named the nominee over Ili Cheng,[26] [27] [28] Wu joined a coalition of young candidates known as "The Generation".[29] Of this group, she was the only one to win election,[30] in a ten-person race with 39.81% of the vote. Kuomintang candidate (34.3%) and political independent (23.1%), finished second and third, respectively. This was the largest field of candidates in any legislative district during the 2024 election.[31]

Personal life

Both of Wu's parents are elementary schoolteachers.[32] She was born on 20 January 1987 in Keelung.[33]

Notes and References

  1. News: Hioe . Brian . Interview: Wu Pei-yi . New Bloom Magazine . 17 January 2024 . 23 April 2019.
  2. News: Hioe . Brian . PAN-GREEN TRADITIONALISTS CALL FOR TSAI’S REPLACEMENT AS DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 2020 . 17 January 2024 . New Bloom Magazine . 4 January 2019.
  3. News: Panda . Rajaram . Why Taiwan’s Presidential Election in January 2024 Interests the World? . 17 January 2024 . Vivekananda International Foundation . 14 July 2023.
  4. News: Wang . Chris . DPP programs aim to involve youth in politics . 16 January 2024 . 16 July 2014.
  5. News: Taiwan trying to get detained Taiwan activist home: president . 16 January 2024 . Central News Agency . 12 April 2017.
  6. News: DPP looks forward to dialogue with Chinese leaders . 16 January 2024 . Central News Agency . 25 October 2017. Republished as: News: DPP remains open to cross-strait dialogue . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 26 October 2017.
  7. News: Chen . Wei-han . DPP silent on possible conditions to alliance with Ko . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 28 August 2017.
  8. News: Lin . Sean . Wu Den-yih denies U-turn on legalizing homosexual unions . Taipei Times . 27 May 2017.
  9. News: Chen . Wei-han . Yu Tien sorry for outburst over daughter’s candidacy . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 26 January 2018.
  10. News: Lee . I-chia . Nearly half believe in DPP victory: poll . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 2 April 2018.
  11. News: Shen . Pei-yao . Kuo . An-chia . Hsiao . Sherry . Ko defends spokeswoman’s ‘fake issue’ comment . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 29 March 2019.
  12. News: Lee . I-chia . City to draft rules to allay smart machine fears: Ko . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 9 October 2019.
  13. News: Lee . I-chia . Taipei councilors unite to promote gender equality . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 9 April 2019.
  14. News: Taipei City councilors form Tibet caucus . 16 January 2024 . Central News Agency . 14 March 2019.
  15. News: Yang . Hsin-hui . Xie . Dennis . Councilor calls for preserving colonial-era building . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 19 May 2020.
  16. News: Yang . Hsin-hui . Madjar . Kayleigh . COVID-19: Taipei councilor criticizes city’s vaccination plan . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 2 July 2021.
  17. News: Ho . Yu-hua . Madjar . Kayleigh . Scooter-sharing firms asked to ban troublesome riders . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 2 October 2021.
  18. News: Pan . Jason . Anti-Taipeipass petition draws support, insults . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 27 January 2022.
  19. News: Cheng . Ming-hsiang . Kao . Chia-ho . Hetherington . William . Taipei violated callers’ rights, councilors say . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 12 April 2022.
  20. News: Lee . I-chia . Taipei councilors tell Ko, Huang to apologize for expo . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 26 October 2022.
  21. News: Pan . Jason . Lai apologizes for DPP’s handling of sexual misconduct . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 4 June 2023.
  22. News: Chang . Darice D . Lin . Caritta . Jhang . Rita . #METOO CASES LEAD TO LEGAL HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS. BUT WILL THIS CHANGE ENGRAINED SOCIAL ATTITUDES? . 17 January 2024 . Taiwan Insight . University of Nottingham . 25 August 2023.
  23. News: Hetherington . William . Freddy Lim to retire from politics, look after family . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 18 March 2023.
  24. News: Chen . Yun . Chin . Jonathan . Hou, Ko seeking to mask failures as mayors: DPP . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 18 July 2023.
  25. News: Pan . Jason . 2024 ELECTIONS: William Lai touts plans for tech . 16 January 2024 . Taipei Times . 5 January 2024.
  26. News: Hioe . Brian . NOMINATION SCANDAL IN ZHONGZHENG-WANHUA LIKELY DUE TO LAI AIMING TO REPLACE POLITICIANS CLOSE WITH TSAI . 17 January 2024 . New Bloom Magazine . 26 May 2023.
  27. News: Hioe . Brian . DPP ANNOUNCES WAVE OF NOMINATIONS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FORMER SUNFLOWER MOVEMENT ACTIVISTS . 17 January 2024 . New Bloom Magazine . 1 June 2023.
  28. News: Hioe . Brian . Taiwan’s 2024 Election Campaigns See Early Stumbles . 17 January 2024 . The Diplomat . 2 June 2023.
  29. News: Wong . Justin . ‘Street-sweeping’, firecrackers: welcome to Taiwan’s election campaign . 17 January 2024 . The Post . 12 January 2024.
  30. News: Hioe . Brian . Taiwan’s DPP Wins Presidency, Falls Short in Legislature . 17 January 2024 . The Diplomat . 14 January 2024.
  31. News: Hsiao . Alison . ELECTION 2024/No party gets legislative majority; small TPP to play key role . 16 January 2024 . Central News Agency . 13 January 2024 . In Taipei's 5th electoral district (Wanhua/Zhongzheng), where incumbent Freddy Lim (林昶佐) joined the DPP last year but did not seek re-election, a total of 10 candidates competed for the seat -- the most of any electoral district in the country. The DPP's Wu Pei-yi (吳沛憶) won the race with 39.81 percent of the vote, topping Chung Hsiao-ping (鍾小平) of the KMT, who had 34.3 percent support, and media personality Belle Yu (于美人), who run as an independent and garnered 23.1 percent support..
  32. News: 顏振凱 . 稱兩人父親曾共創「鶯歌奇蹟」　吳沛憶市議員競選辦成立，蘇巧慧力挺 . 2022-10-05 . Storm Media. 2018-03-07 . zh-hant . 2022-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007224553/https://www.storm.mg/article/407401 . live .
  33. Web site: 第 ５選舉區（中正、萬華）議員候選人 . Central Election Commission . 2022-10-05 . zh-hant . 2022-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212111915/https://bulletin.cec.gov.tw/01%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89%E5%85%AC%E5%A0%B1/05%E7%9B%B4%E8%BD%84%E5%B8%82%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1/107%E5%B9%B4/01%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E5%B8%82/%E8%87%BA%E5%8C%97%E5%B8%82%E7%AC%AC05%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89%E5%8D%80.pdf . live .

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