Wu Po-hsiung

Wu Po-hsiung (Chinese: 吳伯雄; pinyin: Wú Bóxióng; born 19 June 1939) is a Taiwanese politician who was the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT). He has been the Interior Minister (1984–1988), Mayor of Taipei (1988–1990), Secretary-General to the President (1991–1996), and Chairman of the KMT (2007–2009). Wu was nominated as Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang when he was succeeded by Ma Ying-jeou as the Chairman of the Kuomintang.

Wu Po-hsiung
吳伯雄
5th Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
11 April 2007  17 October 2009
Preceded byChiang Pin-kung
Succeeded byMa Ying-jeou
Acting
13 February 2007  14 March 2007
Preceded byMa Ying-jeou
Succeeded byChiang Pin-kung
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office
18 June 2000  11 April 2007
ChairmanLien Chan
Ma Ying-jeou
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
In office
16 August 1996  11 December 1997
ChairmanLee Teng-hui
Preceded byHsu Shui-teh
Succeeded byJohn Chiang
Secretary-General to the President
In office
13 December 1994  3 August 1996
PresidentLee Teng-hui
DeputyRaymond R. M. Tai
Preceded byChiang Yang-shih
Succeeded byHuang Kun-huei
Minister of the Interior
In office
1 June 1991  15 February 1994
Preceded byHsu Shui-teh
Succeeded byHuang Kun-huei
In office
1 June 1984  22 July 1988
Preceded byLin Yang-kang
Succeeded byHsu Shui-teh
Mayor of Taipei
In office
25 July 1988  2 June 1990
Preceded byHsu Shui-teh
Succeeded byHuang Ta-chou
Magistrate of Taoyuan
In office
1 February 1973  20 December 1976
Preceded byHsu Hsin-chih
Lee Shu-you (acting)
Succeeded byWeng Chien (acting)
Hsu Hsin-liang
Personal details
Born19 June 1939 (1939-06-19) (age 84)
Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan
Nationality Taiwan (Republic of China)
Political partyKuomintang
RelationsJohn Wu (son)
Alma materNational Cheng Kung University
OccupationPolitician
Wu Po-hsiung
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
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