Cynthia Wu (; born 18 May 1978) is a member of the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

, the legislature of Taiwan.

Personal life, education, and early career

Cynthia Wu was born in the United States on 18 May 1978, and attended Taipei American School,

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial g ...

and The Courtauld Institute of Art. She is the eldest daughter of

Eugene Wu Eugene Wu (; born 1945) is a Taiwanese business executive. He led the Shin Kong Group and several affiliated subsidiaries. Early life Eugene Wu was born one of six children to and Wu Kuei-lan, and is the eldest of his brothers, which include Er ...

and his wife Hsu Hsien-hsien. Her maternal grandfather is banker and politician

Hsu Sheng-fa Hsu Sheng-fa (; 24 January 1925 – 17 April 2021) was a Taiwanese businessman and politician. He served on the Legislative Yuan as a member of the Kuomintang from 1981 to 1990. Hsu was born in 1925 in Japanese Taiwan. He founded Prince Motors i ...

. Cynthia Wu's younger sister is Wu Hsin-ju, and her younger brother is Wu Yi-tung. Prior to pursuing politics, Wu was an executive at , a division of the

Shin Kong Group The Shin Kong Group () is a large enterprise group in Taiwan, the group traces its origin back to the establishment of the Shin Kong Store in 1945 by group founder . The Shin Kong Store was engaged in the trading of fabrics and the import and e ...

, which was founded by her paternal grandfather . Her uncles Eric and Thomas Wu are also business executives, and Eric Wu had previously served on the

. Cynthia Wu married , an executive at Hua Nan Securities, in 2010. In September 2013, Wu noticed that Lin, who suspected her of infidelity, had installed a GPS tracking unit in her car, and subsequently filed for divorce. Lin was acquitted in the first ruling, and the divorce was not granted. Although a second ruling in 2019 granted the divorce, Wu stated that the decision would deny her the experience of motherhood, as embryos that had been artificially inseminated during her marriage to Lin would be destroyed.

Political career

Cynthia Wu was ranked seventh on the

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list prior to the

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. After the resignation of

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, Wu was appointed to the

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on 2 November 2022.

References

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