Lo Chih-ming (; born 13 November 1957) is a Taiwanese politician who served in 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 ...

from 2002 to 2008.

Education

Lo attended

National Kaohsiung Normal University The National Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU; Kaohsiung Normal University),The name of the university is translated using Chinese word order. By English grammar rules, it is National Normal University of Kaohsiung. founded in 1967, is a public ...

in Taiwan before earning a master's degree from St. Cloud State University. He then earned a doctorate in technology in 1991 at the

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Political career

Lo served four terms in the

Kaohsiung City Council Kaohsiung City Council () is the city council of Kaohsiung City, Republic of China. It is currently composed of 65 councilors, each serving a four-year term, elected using the single non-transferable vote system. Speaker and deputy speaker of ...

as a member of the

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...

. He joined the

Taiwan Solidarity Union The Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence, and is affiliated with the Taiwanese localization movement. It was officially founded on 12 August 2001 and is considered part of the Pan-Gr ...

upon its founding in 2001 to run for a legislative seat in

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. In 2003, TSU legislator Su Yin-kuei was expelled from the party after charging Lo with illegal lobbying. Despite the accusations, Lo won reelection in 2004 by partnering with

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candidates during the campaign, and was named one of the TSU's four caucus whips at the start of his second term. In January 2005, Lo dropped out of a TSU chairmanship election, and

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was appointed to the position. After participating in an April 2005 protest, Lo was charged with violating the Assembly and Parade Law, and stepped down as whip until he was cleared. In February 2006, Lo declared his candidacy for the Kaohsiung mayoralty. As mayor, Lo said he would increase childcare subsidies, and expand the city's tourism industry. He also proposed an educational program that would offer elementary school textbooks for free.

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won the office, and Lo returned to the legislature. In his second reelection campaign, Lo originally stood as a Kaohsiung district incumbent, but was named one of the TSU's proportional representation candidates. Listed eighth on a closed party list, Lo was defeated. Shortly after the loss, he rejoined the Kuomintang.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo, Chih-ming 1957 births Living people Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Pingtung County Kaohsiung Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwan Solidarity Union Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan University of Iowa alumni St. Cloud State University alumni Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan