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Premier Wu Den-yih (吳敦義) followed established constitutional practice on January 31 by leading his Cabinet in resigning en masse..
Wu Den-yih (Chinese: 吳敦義, born 30 January ) is a Taiwanese politician.
Wu Den-yih
Taiwanese politician
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Wu Den-yih (Chinese: 吳敦義, born 30 January ) is a Taiwanese politician. He graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a appointment to the Taipei City Council.
Wu was then elected Magistrate of Nantou County, serving from to Following two terms as magistrate, he was named Mayor of Kaohsiung in Wu remained mayor until , having won the office in a direct election. He then served two full terms in the Legislative Yuan from to Shortly after winning a third term in the legislature, Wu was named Premier of the Republic of China in He served until , when he and Ma Ying-jeou formed the Kuomintang (KMT) presidential ticket.
Wu served one four-year term as Vice President of the Republic of China, stepping down in In May , he was elected party chairman. Wu stepped down from the position in January Previously, Wu had served the KMT as secretar