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.
Mark Ho Ho Chih-wei | |
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何志偉 | |
 Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Pasuya Yao |
| Succeeded by | Wang Shih-chien |
| Constituency | Taipei 2 |
| Taipei City Councillor | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Constituency | District 1 (Datong–Shilin) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1982 |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
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Early life edit
Ho Chih-wei was born in the United States in 1982 to Hsueh Ling.[1][2]
Political career edit
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.[3] During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run Tsai Ing-wen's campaign in Taipei.[4] 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.[5] He faced four other candidates, including Kuomintang nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents.[6] Ho was elected to the Legislative Yuan on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ a b Chao, Vincent Y. (19 July 2010). "Tsai Ing-wen solidifies leadership of DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b Wang, Chris (1 May 2014). "Hsieh Wei-chou wins Taipei nomination". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Wang, Chris (16 July 2012). "DPP election ushers in new leadership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Hu, Ching-hui (3 September 2011). "Students voice support for Tsai's gay-friendly policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Tsai, Ya-hua; Huang, Chien-hao; Chung, Jake (15 December 2018). "Ko supporter seeks Pasuya Yao vacancy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Wang, Cheng-chung; Chung, Yu-chen (26 January 2019). "Two legislative by-elections to take place Sunday". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ 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) - ^ "DPP, KMT candidates win in by-elections". Taipei Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.