Ko Wen-je
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ko.
Ko Wen-je | |||||||||||
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柯文哲 | |||||||||||
_(cropped).jpg) Ko Wen-je in 2014 | |||||||||||
| 1st Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 August 2019 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||
| 4th Mayor of Taipei | |||||||||||
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |||||||||||
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Hau Lung-pin | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chiang Wan-an | ||||||||||
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| Born | 6 August 1959 Hsinchu City, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Political party | Taiwan People's Party | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Chen Pei-chi | ||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 柯文哲 | ||||||||||
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Ko Wen-je (Chinese: 柯文哲; pinyin: Kē Wénzhé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Bûn-tiat; born 6 August 1959) is a Taiwanese surgeon and independent politician. Ko was the Mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022.[1]
Before becoming the mayor, he was a doctor at the National Taiwan University Hospital. He was also a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine.[2]
He is a candidate for President of the Republic of China in the 2024 election.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Independent Is Elected Taipei Mayor as Taiwan's Governing Party Falters
- ↑ "Biography at NTUH". Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
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