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Jason Hu Hu Chih-chiang 胡志強 | |
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Vice Chairperson of the Kuomintang | |
In office 18 May 2016 – 30 June 2017 | |
Chairperson | Hung Hsiu-chu |
In office 30 April 2014 – 19 January 2015 | |
Chairperson | Ma Ying-jeou |
1st Mayor of Taichung | |
In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2014 | |
Deputy | Hsiao Chia-chi Tsai Ping-kun |
Preceded by | Himself as Mayor of Taichung (Municipal city) |
Succeeded by | Lin Chia-lung |
In office 20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010 | |
Preceded by | Chang Wen-ying |
Succeeded by | Himself as Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality) |
Minister of the Foreign Affairs | |
In office 20 October 1997 – 30 November 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Vincent Siew |
Preceded by | John Chiang |
Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen |
Representative of Taiwan to the United States | |
In office 1996–1997 | |
MOFA Minister | Chiang Hsiao-yen |
Preceded by | Benjamin Lu |
Succeeded by | Stephen S. F. Chen |
Minister of the Government Information Office | |
In office September 1991 – 10 June 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Hau Po-tsun Lien Chan |
Preceded by | Shao Yu-ming |
Succeeded by | Su Chi |
Personal details | |
Born | Beiping, Republic of China | 15 May 1948
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Spouse | Shirley Shaw |
Children | 2; including Ting-Ting Hu |
Alma mater | National Chengchi University University of Southampton University of Oxford |
Jason Hu (traditional Chinese: 胡志強; simplified Chinese: 胡志强; pinyin: Hú Zhìqiáng; Wade–Giles: Hú Chìh-chiáng; born 15 May 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the mayor of Taichung as provincial city in 2001-2010 and as special municipality in 2010–2014. He is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), and has been the Vice Chairman of the party since April 2014.[1][2]