Wong Chin-chu

Wong Chin-chu
9th Magistrate of Changhua County
In office 20 December 2001 – 20 December 2005
Preceded by	Juan Kang-meng
Succeeded by	Chuo Po-yuan
Personal details
Born	31 January 1947 Changhua, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Taiwan Normal University National Taipei University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Educator

Wong Chin-chu

Wong Chin-chu
Traditional Chinese	翁金珠
Transcriptions Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wēng Jīnzhū Wade–Giles Wōng Chīn-chū

(born 31 January 1947), a Taiwanese politician, is a member of the Legislative Yuan. She served as the magistrate of Changhua County from 2001 to 2005. With former chairperson Lin Yi-hsiung's support, Wong ran for the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2006 election. She was the only female candidate in the race, but lost nonetheless.

Early career

Wong earned a bachelor's degree in music from the National Taiwan Normal University. She taught at primary and middle schools for 18 years before acquiring an EMBA degree from the National Taipei University in 1999.

Political career

Wong was elected legislator three times. She became the magistrate of Changhua County in 2001. In April 2004, Wong was invited to serve as the Minister of Education, but she rejected the offer.^[1]

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Persondata
Name	Wong, Chin-Chu
Alternative names
Short description	Taiwanese politician
Date of birth	31 January 1947
Place of birth	Changhua, Taiwan
Date of death
Place of death