Tsai Chia-fu

Tsai Chia-fu (Chinese: 蔡家福; born 4 May 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He served two terms each on the local council of and as mayor of Xinzhuang. From 1999 to 2008, Tsai was a member of the Legislative Yuan. In 2025, he was elected president of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.

Tsai Chia-fu's mother Lee Tsui-yun raised him and four siblings as a single parent in Xinzhuang, then in Taipei County.^[1] As a child, Tsai sold savory rice pudding and youtiao to help his family earn income. After graduating from a commerce-track high school, Tsai began working as a custodian for the Xinzhuang Township Office.^[1][2] After completing his compulsory military service, Tsai married Tai Pi-yun, whom he had first met while working at the township office.^[1][2] Building from his work experience as a small business owner, bookkeeper, and land registration agent, Tsai pursued coursework in land administration and business management at Chinese Culture University and the University of Hawaiʻi.^[2]

Prior to Tsai's election to the Legislative Yuan, he served in local government, first as spokesperson of Xinzhuang.^[3] He was then elected to Xinzhuang's local council as its youngest member in 1982 and served two terms,^[1][2] followed by eight years as mayor.^[4] He held Taipei County's second district from 1999 to 2008. Tsai led the Taipei County Sports Association for eight years, and, in 1998, chaired the national-level federation of local sporting associations.^[5] In 2001, Tsai entered the Kuomintang party primary for Taipei County Magistrate.^[6] The Pan-Blue Coalition chose a unified ticket represented by New Party member Wang Chien-shien, who lost to incumbent Su Tseng-chang.^[7][8]

During his legislative tenure, Tsai commented on the May 2001 fire that damaged the Eastern Science Park in his district.^[9] In 2002, he led a protest advocating for increased resource allocation to local governments,^[10] and was named the deputy chair of the newly established Taiwan-Britain Inter-Parliamentary Amity Association.^[11] The following year, Tsai took part in a ceremony marking the first time Taiwan's partially state-owned flag carrier, China Airlines, had operated a direct flight to mainland China.^[12] Tsai supported the Taipei Metro's plans to construct a depot at the site of the Losheng Sanatorium, a topic of debate throughout 2007.^[13][14] That year, Tsai also expressed support for Taipei County Magistrate Chou Hsi-wei's decision to promote 140 police officers.^[15] After leaving the legislature, Tsai headed the Taipei County chapter of the Kuomintang.^[16] During a portion of Chou's magisterial tenure, Tsai was a deputy magistrate of Taipei County.^[17][18] As deputy magistrate, Tsai was a member of the task force convened during the transition of Taipei County into the special municipality named New Taipei City.^[19] After Lee Hung-chun decided not to run for the Kuomintang in August 2015, Tsai was considered for the party's legislative nomination in New Taipei 4, which instead went to Chen Mao-chia.^[20][21]

In 2015, Tsai returned to sports promotion,^[22] including leading the Taiwanese delegation in the 2022 Asian Games and attending the 2024 Summer Olympics while serving as a vice president of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee.^[23] In the 2025 CTOC presidential election, Tsai ran unopposed and was elected to succeed Lin Hung-dow.^[24][25]