Wong Chung-chun (; 31 May 1955) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Wong attended high school in Tainan and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from

Chinese Culture University The Chinese Culture University (CCU; ) is a private Taiwanese university located in Yangmingshan in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. CCU was established in 1962 and is one of the largest universities in Taiwan with an enrollment of about 32,000 ...

. He obtained a master's degree in international business administration from CCU. then received an EMBA from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

. Wong has taught at the Tatung Institute of Technology.

Political career

Wong served two terms on the

Chiayi County Council The Chiayi County Council (CYSCC; ) is the elected county council of Chiayi County, Republic of China. The council consists of 37 councilors lastly elected through the 2018 Republic of China local election on 24 November 2018. History The counc ...

prior to his election to 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 ...

in 1989. He won reelection in 1992 and again in 1995. During the 1995 campaign, Wong became one of the first candidates to receive a patent for his likeness, which he used on many different trinkets. Having won three consecutive elections as a

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 ...

representative of Chiayi County, Wong was placed on the party list for the 1998 elections, which he also won. It was reported in January 2001 that Wong had let his Kuomintang membership lapse, but later that year, he was named Kuomintang candidate for the magistracy of Chiayi County, losing the office to Chen Ming-wen in a three-way race. Entrepreneur Su Hui-chen stated in September 2002 that Wong had helped her bribe legislators in 1998, though Wong denied involvement. He was indicted by the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office in February 2003 and charged with corruption. Wong returned to the legislature in 2005, and was named a Kuomintang candidate for 2008. Shortly after defeating

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

candidate Tsai Chi-fang, Wong was elected Economics Committee convenor, alongside

Chiu Ching-chun Chiu Ching-chun (; born 8 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Hsinchu County since 20 December 2009 until 25 December 2018. Education Chiu obtained his bachelor's degree from Minghsin University of Science and Tec ...

. In March, Kuanshih,

Shuishang Shuishang Township (, meaning "near water") is a rural township in Chiayi County, Taiwan. History After the handover of Taiwan from Japan to the Republic of China in 1945, Shuishang was established as part of Tainan County. In 1946, it was in ...

leader Lai Chun-an was convicted of electoral fraud in support of Wong's campaign. Wong ran in the 2009 Chiayi County magisterial election, and lost to

Helen Chang Helen Chang or Chang Hua-kuan (; born 7 July 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. She has served as the Magistrate of Chiayi County since 20 December 2009. Early life Chang obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration from National Ch ...

. In his 2012 legislative campaign, Wong made greater use of social media. He defeated Tsai Yi-yu, the son of Tsai Chi-fang, in 2012. He contested the Chiayi County magistracy for the third time in 2014, and again lost to Helen Chang. Wong was ranked fourteenth on the Kuomintang preliminary party list for the 2020 legislative elections. The list was subsequently revised, and Wong's inclusion confirmed.

References

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