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Eric Chu
Chu lập luân
Official portrait, 2017
7th and 11thChairman of the Kuomintang
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 October 2021
Deputy
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Secretary GeneralJustin Huang
Preceded byJohnny Chiang
In office
19 January 2015 – 16 January 2016
Deputy
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Secretary GeneralLee Shu-chuan
Preceded byWu Den-yih(Acting)
Succeeded byHuang Min-hui(Acting)
1stMayor of New Taipei
In office
25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018[a]
Deputy
See list
Preceded byChou Hsi-wei(asMagistrate of Taipei County)
Succeeded byHou Yu-ih
29thVice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
PremierWu Den-yih
Preceded byPaul Chiu
Succeeded bySean Chen
Minister of the Consumer Protection Commission
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
PremierWu Den-yih
Preceded byPaul Chiu
Succeeded bySean Chen
11thMagistrate of Taoyuan
In office
20 December 2001 – 10 September 2009
DeputyHuang Min-kon
Preceded byHsu Ying-shen(Acting)
Succeeded byHuang Min-kon(Acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001
ConstituencyTaoyuan County
Personal details
Born(1961-06-07)7 June 1961(age 63)
Bade,Taoyuan,Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseKao Wan-ching
Children2
EducationNational Taiwan University(BA)
New York University(MA,PhD)
Signature
Eric Chu
Traditional ChineseChu lập luân
Simplified ChineseChu lập luân
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Lìlún
Wade–GilesChu Li-lun

Eric Li-luan Chu[1](Chinese:Chu lập luân;pinyin:Zhū Lìlún;born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician who is currently thechairmanof theKuomintang(KMT).[2]

Born into a political family with strong ties to the Kuomintang,[3]Chu served as a member of theLegislative Yuanfrom 1999 to 2001, and as the magistrate ofTaoyuan Countyfrom 2001 to 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he served as thevice premier,under PremierWu Den-yih.He was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010.

On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Kuomintang, succeedingMa Ying-jeou.On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the2016 presidential electionreplacing incumbent candidateHung Hsiu-chu.Chu was defeated by his opponentTsai Ing-wen,and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman. He was succeeded as mayor of New Taipei byHou Yu-ihin 2018.[4]As a result of the2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election,he returned to his former post as chairman of the party.

Early life

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Chu was born inBade City,Taoyuan County,Taiwan.[5]His ancestral home isYiwu,Zhe gian g,and he is the son of a local Taoyuan County politician who served in the local legislature and also in theNational Assembly.Chu's mother is fromDaxi Township.Chu is married to Kao Wan-ching (Cao uyển thiến);[6]his father-in-law,Kao Yu-jen,is former speaker of theTaiwan Provincial Assembly,chairman ofTwinhead International Corpand founder ofFiberLogic Communications.[7][8][9]

Chu studied at theNational Taiwan University,earning a bachelor's degree in management in 1983. After completing compulsory military service in theRepublic of China Armed Forces,Chu then went abroad to study atNew York Universityin theUnited Stateswhere he completed a master's degree in finance in 1987 and a PhD in accounting in 1991.[10]

Early career

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After graduation, Chu taught as an assistant professor atCity University of New Yorkbefore returning to teach in Taiwan in 1992.[10]He initially taught as an associate professor in accounting atNational Taiwan Universityand was promoted to a tenured professor in 1997.[10][11]

Early political career

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He ran in theRepublic of China legislative electionheld on 5 December 1998, was elected as aKuomintanglegislator, and took office on 1 February 1999. During his office term, he focused on financial and economic issues of Taiwan.[12]

In 2000, he was appointed Chairman of the Budgetary Committee and the Finance Committee of theLegislative Yuan.He served in these positions for one year until 2001.[10]

Taoyuan County magistrate

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Chu at the 2007 Taoyuan Book Exhibition
Chu andHau Lung-pinat the 2008 Digital Cities Convention Taoyuan

2001 Taoyuan County magistrate election

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Chu won the2001 Taoyuan County Magistrate electionheld on 1 December 2001 as a member of then-oppositionKuomintang,defeatingDemocratic Progressive Party(DPP) candidatePerng Shaw-jiin.[13][14]

2005 Taoyuan County magistrate election

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Chu ran for re-election in the2005 Republic of China local electionon 3 December 2005 and defeated DPP challengerCheng Pao-ching,CEO ofTaiwan Salt Company.He then took office for his second term as magistrate on 20 December 2005.[15]

2009 Founders Awards

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In March 2009, Magistrate Chu, with other three local government officials, was named by the Intelligent Community Forum as the recipient of its annualFounders Awardsfor his effort in digital and technology development. The forum studies the impact of technology on communities.[16]

Grandmother's house named historic site

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According to theLiberty Times,while Chu was serving as magistrate, his grandmother's home inDaxiwas designated a historic architectural site; in 2014, after Chu registered to run for chairmanship of the KMT, just prior to the transfer of power to the DPP, the Taoyuan County Government Cultural Affairs Bureau signed contracts of NT$30.17 million (US$1 mil) of public spending to renovate the site.[17]

Resignation from position as County Magistrate

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Chu did not complete his second term. He resigned his post as Taoyuan County Magistrate when he was named vice premier in 2009.[18]He was succeeded by Deputy Magistrate Huang Min-kon ( hoàng mẫn cung ) as acting magistrate on 10 September 2009.[19]

Kuomintang Vice Chairmanship

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During his second term asMagistrateofTaoyuan County,Chu concurrently served as the Vice Chairman ofKuomintangfrom November 2008 until October 2009.[20]

2009 Straits Forum

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Addressing the audience as KMT Vice Chairman during the firstStraits Forumin May 2009 held inXiamen,Fu gian,Chu stressed the importance of mindset change in boosting economic development across the strait, choose common development and jointly create a mutual benefit situation for both sides.[21]

ROC Vice Premiership

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Vice Premier appointment

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Chu was tapped by PresidentMa Ying-jeouto be the Vice Premier toWu Den-yihon 7 September 2009, in a reshuffling of theExecutive Yuandue to the slow disaster response toTyphoon Morakot.[19][22]Chu's position as Magistrate of Taoyuan County was succeeded by Deputy MagistrateHuang Min-kon.[23]At the age of 48, Chu was the youngestVice Premierin ROC history.[24]

Vice Premier resignation

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Chu in 2010 ROC Municipal Election for Mayor of New Taipei City

On 13 May 2010, Chu submitted his resignation to Premier Wu to run for mayor of the newly createdNew Taipei City,the successor ofTaipei County.[25]Financial Supervisory CommissionchairpersonSean Chenwas tapped to succeed Chu as deputy premier.[26]

New Taipei City Mayoralty

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2010 New Taipei City mayoralty election

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In May 2010 before theNew Taipei City Mayor election,Chu outlined his vision for the city. Noting the gap between New Taipei and Taipei, Chu promised to transform New Taipei if he was elected, where completing the mass rapid transit network in New Taipei will be his top priority. Chu defeated DPP ChairwomanTsai Ing-wenon 27 November 2010, to become the first mayor of New Taipei on 25 December 2010.[27][28]He namedHou Yu-ih,Hsu Chih-chien,andLee Shih-chuandeputy mayors of the city.[29]Hou and Chen Shen-hsien shared the deputy mayoral post soon after Lee was named Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan on 25 February 2014 and Hsu had stepped down on 30 June 2014 due to health concerns.[30][31][32][33]

Wikileaks

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The content of some of Chu's conversations withStephen Youngof theAmerican Institute in Taiwanwas included inUS diplomatic cables that were leaked in 2011.Chu claims that those cables do not accurately reflect the content of his conversations with Young.[34]

Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident

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TheGuang Da Xing No. 28was fishing indisputed waterin theSouth China Seaon 9 May 2013 when thePhilippine Coast Guardopened fire on the Taiwanese fishing boat. Chu condemned the shooting and said that he would suspend all of the exchanges betweenNew Taipei Cityand the Philippines until the Philippine government apologized for the incident, compensated the victim's family and prosecuted the perpetrators.[35]

2014 New Taipei City mayoralty election

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Election result in New Taipei City for Chu andYu Shyi-kun.

On 29 November 2014, Chu won theNew Taipei City mayoralty election,defeating his opponentYu Shyi-kunof theDemocratic Progressive Party.He had been expected to win a landslide victory,[36][37]but he won by slightly more than 1% of the vote total.[38]His second mayoral term started on 25 December 2014.[39]

Kuomintang chairmanship (2014–2016)

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On 17 January 2015, Chu ran unopposed in theKMT chairmanship election.[40]He was the only candidate to have registered and paid theNT$2 million registration fee.[41]He succeededMa Ying-jeou,who had resigned on 3 December 2014 to take responsibility for KMT losses in theROC local electionon 29 November 2014.[42]

Prior to the election, Chu said he had not yet decided on meeting withCommunist PartyGeneral SecretaryXi Jinpingafter being elected as KMT chairman.[43]Furthermore, he said that "Cross-strait relations must stick to the current peaceful, open and mutually beneficial path, no matter which party is in power...but the economic benefits brought about by cross-strait development must not only go to a few vested groups...(and) We will pay special attention to an equitable distribution of wealth."[44]On 4 May 2015, Chumetwith Xi Jinping inBeijing.[45][46]

During his first term as party chair, Chu also acknowledged that theKMT accumulated much of its wealthillegally, and that these assets should be returned to the nation.[47]In 2000 Chu claimed that these assets total US$3.15 billion;[48]they include 146 plots of land, many in prime locations, as well as 157 houses and buildings. the majority of which were seized from Japanese and Taiwanese in 1945 and subsequently treated as belonging to the party, not the nation.[49]After Chu announced his candidacy for KMT Chairmanship, however, he claimed not to know what assets are held or what their value might be.[50]

2016 Taiwanese presidential elections

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Though Chu had repeatedly refused to run in the2016 presidential election,[51][52]he was chosen to be the preferred candidate over the incumbentHung Hsiu-chuin a KMT congress held atSun Yat-sen Memorial Hallon 17 October 2015.[53]812 of 891 KMT members in attendance voted to replace Hung with Chu.[54]In a post-election speech, Chu apologized to Hung for her dismissal, but continued by saying the KMT had reached a crucial point where it needed to adjust its pace and start anew. He also apologized to New Taipei residents for breaking his promise to serve as mayor until his term ended.[55][56]The party's decision to replace Hung had been made prior to the meeting, and Chu had apologized to Hung multiple times for the way the party had treated her.[57][58]

On 19 October 2015, Chu announced his intention to temporarily leave mayoral duties to Deputy MayorHou Yu-ihstarting the next day.[59]Chu planned to take three months of leave, to focus on his presidential campaign. The monthly salary of NT$190,500 Chu would have collected during this time was to be donated to the New Taipei City treasury.[60]

Chu suffered an enormous defeat in the 2016 presidential election, losing 18 of 23 counties. He resigned the KMT chairmanship, and returned to the New Taipei City mayorship on 18 January 2016.[61][55][62]

Kuomintang chairmanship (2021–)

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Chu announced that he would run in the2021 Kuomintang chairmanship electionon 2 August 2021.[63][64]He finished first of four candidates on 25 September 2021,[65][66]and took office on 5 October 2021.[67][68]

Family assets

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According to aControl Yuanreport issued in 2014, the four members of Chu's immediate family have combined savings of $23.5 millionNew Taiwan dollars.Chu also has securities and 11 plots of land inTaipei,Taoyuan CityandTainan;furthermore, he has three homes in Taipei'sShilin DistrictandNeihu Districtthat are worth more than $100 million New Taiwan dollars. This same report reveals that from 2012 to 2014, while serving as New Taipei City mayor, his assets grew by NT$7.5 million ($251,200United States dollars).[69]

Notes

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  1. ^Hou Yu-ihserved as acting mayor from 20 October 2015 to 18 January 2016 during Chu's presidential campaign.

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Preceded by Vice Premier of the Republic of China
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