Ho Chih-wei

Mark Ho
Ho Chih-wei
MLY
何志偉
Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2024
Serving with Xavier Chang
Secretary-GeneralPan Men-an
Preceded byAlex Huang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2019 – 31 January 2024
Preceded byPasuya Yao
Succeeded byWang Shih-chien
ConstituencyTaipei 2
Taipei City Councillor
In office
25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018
ConstituencyDistrict 1 (Datong–Shilin)
Personal details
Born (1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 42)
U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Parent
EducationCalifornia State University, Fullerton (BA)
University of Southern California (MPA)
National Chengchi University (PhD)

Ho Chih-wei (Chinese: 何志偉; pinyin: Hé Zhìwěi; Wade–Giles: Ho2 Chih4-wei3; born 14 May 1982), also known by the English name Mark Ho, is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the deputy secretary-general of the Office of the President of Taiwan. Ho previously served as the legislative member from 2019 to 2024.

Early life and education

Ho Chih-wei was born in the United States in 1982 to Hsueh Ling.[1][2] He graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a bachelor's degree then graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and earned a Ph.D. in information management from National Chengchi University.[3]

Political career

Ho was elected to the Taipei City Council for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the Democratic Progressive Party's central standing committee.[1] In July 2012, Ho was reelected to the central standing committee.[4] During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run Tsai Ing-wen's campaign in Taipei.[5] Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council.[2] In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of Pasuya Yao's resignation.[6] He faced four other candidates, including Kuomintang nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents.[7] Ho was elected to the Legislative Yuan on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b Chao, Vincent Y. (19 July 2010). "Tsai Ing-wen solidifies leadership of DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Wang, Chris (1 May 2014). "Hsieh Wei-chou wins Taipei nomination". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ketagalen forum
  4. ^ Wang, Chris (16 July 2012). "DPP election ushers in new leadership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  5. ^ Hu, Ching-hui (3 September 2011). "Students voice support for Tsai's gay-friendly policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  6. ^ Tsai, Ya-hua; Huang, Chien-hao; Chung, Jake (15 December 2018). "Ko supporter seeks Pasuya Yao vacancy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  7. ^ Wang, Cheng-chung; Chung, Yu-chen (26 January 2019). "Two legislative by-elections to take place Sunday". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. ^ Chen, Yi-hsuan, Liu and; Liu, Chien-pang; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (27 January 2019). "DPP's Ho tops Taipei mayor-backed candidate in by-election". Retrieved 28 January 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "DPP, KMT candidates win in by-elections". Taipei Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.