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Wu I-ding
吳怡玎
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2020 – 31 January 2024
ConstituencyRepublic of China
Personal details
Born (1979-11-13) 13 November 1979 (age 45)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
University of Southampton (MSc)
Imperial College London (PhD)

Wu I-ding (Chinese: 吳怡玎; born 13 November 1979) is a former Taiwanese politician. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020 and stood-down in January 2024.

Early life and education

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Wu was born on 13 November 1979,[1] and raised in Kaohsiung.[2] She studied business administration at National Taiwan University, earned a Master of Science (MSc) in operations research and finance from the University of Southampton, and completed a Ph.D. in statistics at Imperial College London.[1]

Political career

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Wu was placed on the Kuomintang party list in the 2020 legislative elections as a representative of the youth vote.[3][4] Ranked ninth on the list,[1] she was elected to the Legislative Yuan.[5]

She questioned the extension of tenure granted to the Transitional Justice Commission in April 2020.[6]

In March 2020, Wu was elected to the Kuomintang Central Standing Committee.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "9號 吳怡玎". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Yu, Hsiang; Mazzetta, Matthew (12 June 2020). "Vice premier among candidates tipped for Kaohsiung mayoral by-election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang (28 December 2019). "2020 Elections: KMT backs Han proposal on SID, urges DPP probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  4. ^ Ho, Thomas (25 November 2019). "KMT list: No care for party's future". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Wu I-ding". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ Lin, Sean (27 May 2020). "Lawmakers approve justice panel members". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ Liu, Kaun-ting; Liu, Kay (5 March 2022). "Legislator Fu Kun-chi strongly elected to KMT decision-making body". Central News Agency. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Republished as: "Fu wins big in board vote". Taipei Times. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.