Wu Ying-yih | |
Native Name: | 吳英毅 |
Office1: | Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council |
Deputy1: | Jen Hong |
1Blankname1: | Vice |
1Namedata1: | Roy Leu |
Term Start1: | 20 May 2008 |
Term End1: | 1 August 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Position established |
Successor1: | Chen Shyh-kwei |
Office2: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
Constituency2: | Overseas Chinese |
Term Start2: | 1 February 2005 |
Term End2: | 31 January 2008 |
Birth Date: | 1943 1, df=y |
Nationality: | Republic of China |
Party: | Kuomintang |
Alma Mater: | National Taiwan University University of Illinois |
Wu Ying-yih (born 15 January 1943) is a politician in the Republic of China who served as the Minister of the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission and subsequently the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 2008 to 2013.[1]
Wu obtained his bachelor's degree in medicine from the Department of Surgery of National Taiwan University in 1961. He then obtained his doctoral degree in surgery from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in the United States in 1974.[2]
Wu served as a member of the 6th Legislative Yuan after being elected in the 2004 Republic of China legislative election on 11 December 2004 and taking office on 1 February 2005.[3]