Eric Chu

Eric Chu 朱立倫 PhD
1st Mayor of New Taipei
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 December 2010
Preceded by	Office created, as Chou Hsi-wei as Magistrate of Taipei County
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office 10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
President	Ma Ying-jeou
Premier	Wu Den-yih
Preceded by	Paul Chiu (邱正雄)
Succeeded by	Sean Chen
Magistrate of Taoyuan County
In office 20 December 2001 – 10 September 2009
Preceded by	Hsu Ying-shen (Acting)
Succeeded by	Min-Kon Huang (Acting)
Personal details
Born	7 June 1961 (1961-06-07) (age 50) Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Taiwan University New York University

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chu (朱).

Eric Chu Li-luan (traditional Chinese: 朱立倫; simplified Chinese: 朱立伦; pinyin: Zhū Lìlún, born on 7 June 1961 in Bade City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan^[1]) is a former Vice Premier of the Republic of China who served alongside Premier Wu Den-yih. Prior to Vice Premier, Chu served as legislator (1999 to 2001) and the magistrate of Taoyuan County (2001 to 2009). Chu was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010.

Early life and education

Chu was born in Bade City of Taoyuan County, Taiwan, son of a local Taoyuan County politician who served in the local legislature and also in the National Assembly. Chu's mother is from the city of Dasi.

Chu studied at the National Taiwan University, earning a bachelors degree in management. After completing military service, Chu then went abroad to study at New York University where he completed a masters degree in finance and a PhD in accounting. Dr. Chu then taught as assistant professor at City University of New York before returning to teach in Taiwan. He was promoted to full professor before age 36 at National Taiwan University.

Politics

Chu ran for Taoyuan County magistrate in 2001, and defeated Democratic Progressive Party incumbent Peng Shao-chin, who had inherited the magistrate position after Annette Lu vacated the post to serve as Vice President. Chu ran for re-election in 2005 and defeated DPP challenger Pao-ching Cheng, CEO of the Taiwan Salt Company.

Chu was tapped by President Ma Ying-jeou to be the Deputy Premier to Wu Den-yih in September, 2009, in a reshuffling of the Cabinet. Chu's position as Magistrate of Taoyuan County was succeeded by Deputy Magistrate Min-Kon Huang.

On 13 May 2010, Chu submitted his resignation to Premier Wu to run for mayor of the newly created city of New Taipei. Financial Supervisory Commission chair Sean Chen was tapped to succeed Chu as deputy premier.^[2]

Chu defeated DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen on 27 November 2010, to become the first mayor of New Taipei.^[3]

Gallery

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  Chu at the 2007 Taoyuan Book Exhibition

References

1. ^ "The Mayor of Taoyuan County ― Eric Liluan Chu." Taoyuan County. Retrieved on 2 February 2009.
2. ^ Online.wsj.com
3. ^ Bloomberg.com

External links

	Taiwan portal
	Biography portal
	Politics portal

• New Taipei Mayor – New Taipei Government Portal

Government offices
Preceded by Hsu Ying-shen Acting	Magistrate of Taoyuan County 2001–2009	Succeeded by Min-Kon Huang Acting
Preceded by Paul Chu[disambiguation needed ]	Vice Premier of the Republic of China 2009–2010	Succeeded by Sean Chen
Preceded by Chou Hsi-wei as Taipei County Magistrate	Mayor of New Taipei 2010–	Succeeded by Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Chu, Eric
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Date of birth	7 June 1961
Place of birth	Taoyuan County, Taiwan, Republic of China
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