Hou Chong-wen (; born 3 January 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Deputy Mayor of

Chiayi City Chiayi (, Taigi POJ: ''Ka-gī''; ), officially known as Chiayi City, is a city located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. Formerly called ''Kagee'' during the late Qing dynasty and ''Kagi'' during the Japanese era (), its historical name ...

Early life

Hou did his bachelor's degree from Fu Jen Catholic University, master's and doctoral degree from

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciple ...

and

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in the

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respectively in sociology.

References

1954 births Living people Mayors of Chiayi Fu Jen Catholic University alumni Bowling Green State University alumni {{Taiwan-mayor-stub