Ho Chih-wei (; born 14 May 1982), also known by the English name Mark Ho, is a Taiwanese politician.

Early life

Ho Chih-wei was born in the

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in 1982 to

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Political career

Ho was elected to the

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for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the

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's central standing committee. In July 2012, Ho was reelected to the central standing committee. During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run

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's campaign in Taipei. Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council. In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of

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's resignation. He faced four other candidates, including

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nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents. Ho was elected to the

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on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.

References

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