Wu Cheng-wen (Chinese: 吳誠文; born 1958) is a Taiwanese engineer, academic administrator, and politician who has served as the minister of the National Science and Technology Council since 20 May 2024.
Wu joined the National Tsing Hua University faculty in 1987, upon completing his master's degree and doctorate at the University of California, Santa Barbara, advised by Peter Cappello.[4] Wu later became vice president of National Tsing Hua University. In this role, Wu attended the 2016 ceremony marking the establishment of an office for the China-funded Cross-Strait Tsinghua Research Institute at NTHU.[5][6][7] In 2017, Wu was one of eight candidates during the initial round of voting for the presidency of National Taiwan University.[8][9] After education minister Pan Wen-chung drew attention to a "flawed" selection process that saw the election of Kuan Chung-ming to the post,[10] Wu announced his intention to withdraw from further votes if interference took place in the selection of Kuan.[11]
In June 2024, Wu announced the government's proposal to extend the third phase of Taiwan's space development program.[19]
Wu undertook a trip to Silicon Valley in the United States in September 2024. The trip included a visit to Stanford University's Taiwan Science and Technology Hub and Nvidia.[20]
In November 2024, Wu referenced in an interview that the Taiwanese government will spend NT$98 billion (about US$3 billion) over three years on artificial intelligence data centers and other upgrades, while working to strengthen cooperation with the United States' incoming Trump administration.[21]
