| Wu Den-yih 吳敦義 |
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| Premier of the Republic of China | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 September 2009 |
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| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Vice Premier | Eric Chu Sean C. Chen |
| Preceded by | Liu Chao-shiuan |
| Secretary-General of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 27 February 2007 – 17 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Chan Chun-pao |
| Succeeded by | Chan Chun-pao |
| Mayor of Kaohsiung | |
| In office 15 June 1990 – 20 December 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Su Nan-cheng |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hsieh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 January 1948 Caotun, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse(s) | Tsai Ling-yi |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Wu Den-yih (traditional Chinese: 吳敦義; simplified Chinese: 吴敦义; pinyin: Wú Dūnyì; born January 30, 1948) is a Taiwanese politician of the Kuomintang Party, and the current Premier of the Republic of China.
Wu was born in Tsaotun, Nantou County, Taiwan. He earned a BA degree in history from the National Taiwan University in 1970.
Wu is married with Tsai Ling-yi and the two have three sons and one daughter.[1]
Wu Den-yih was the appointed mayor of Kaohsiung between 1990 and 1994, and he served as the mayor again from 1994 to 1998 by election. He was defeated by Frank Hsieh in the mayoral election in 1998. Wu was the general secretary of KMT from February 2007 to September 2009.
Wu was designated to succeed Liu Chao-shiuan as Premier of the Republic of China on 8 September 2009 by President Ma Ying-jeou. Liu and his Cabinet resigned en masse on 10 September, with Wu succeeding the post the same day.[2] On 19 June 2011 Ma Ying-jeou announced that Wu would be his vice presidential candidate in the 2012 presidential election.[3]
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Su Nan-Cheng |
Mayor of Kaohsiung 1990–1998 |
Succeeded by Frank Hsieh |
| Preceded by Office created |
Legislative Yuan-Nantou County District 1 2008-2009 |
Succeeded by Ma Wen-Chun |
| Preceded by Liu Chao-shiuan |
Premier of the Republic of China 2009–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Chan Chun-pao |
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang 2007–present |
Succeeded by Chan Chun-pao |
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