Wu Hsiu-hua
Wu Hsiu-hua | |
|---|---|
吳秀華 | |
| Speaker of the Taitung County Council | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | Lin Tsung-han |
| Preceded by | Yao Ching-ling |
| Taitung County Councilor | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2014 | |
| Constituency | District 1 (Taitung County and Orchid Island) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1973 Taitung County, Taiwan |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse |
Kao Wang Hsiu-yung (m. 2004) |
| Relatives | Wu Chun-li (brother) Kuang Li-chen (sister-in-law) |
Wu Hsiu-hua (Chinese: 吳秀華; born 1 May 1973) is a Taiwanese politician. She was first elected to the Taitung County Council in 2014 and has served as the council’s speaker since 2018.
Early life
As a child, Wu aspired to be a news anchor.[1]
Political career
Wu first ran for Taichung County Council in 2014, was backed by the Kuomintang (KMT),[2] and won.[3] During her first term on the county council, Wu received one vote for the speakership.[4][5] In 2017, Wu became the first directly elected head of the KMT chapter in Taitung County.[6] Wu's 2018 election as speaker of the Taichung County Council was the first time in county history that the council speakership and magistracy were simultaneously held by women.[7] In 2022, Wu won a second speakership term.[8]
In December 2025, the KMT nominated Wu as its candidate to run in the 2026 Taiwanese local elections, and succeed the term-limited incumbent Taitung County Magistrate Yao Ching-ling.[9]
Personal life
Wu Hsiu-hua is married to Kao Wang Hsiu-yung, a detective of Puyuma descent.[3][10] After Wu became Taitung County speaker, she was entitled to a two-person security detail, and selected her husband as one of her guards.[11] They attended the same junior high school, and married in 2004.[12]
Her elder brother Wu Chun-li and sister-in-law Kuang Li-chen have served as magistrates of Taitung.[13]
References
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- ^ 黃, 明堂 (22 July 2014). "國民黨報准參選 吳俊立妹吳秀華初征議員". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ a b 黃, 力勉 (18 December 2014). "台東議員選戰 警察大獲全勝". China Times. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ 黃, 力勉 (25 December 2014). "台東議會龍頭出爐 饒慶鈴、陳宏宗連任". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ 張, 存薇 (25 December 2014). "台東國民黨議長饒慶鈴、副議長陳宏宗連任". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Chung, Hung-liang; Lin, Liang-sheng (16 October 2017). "KMT holds elections for branch heads". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ 盧, 太城 (25 December 2018). "台東府會首長皆女性 創地方自治史首例" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ 黃, 明堂 (26 December 2022). "台東正副議長 國民黨吳秀華、林琮翰連任". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ Liu, Kuan-ting; Mazzetta, Matthew (24 December 2025). "KMT announces raft of nominees for southern Taiwan local elections". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2025. Republished as: "KMT announces nominees for southern Taiwan local elections". Taipei Times. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ 盧, 太城 (10 January 2019). "老公當隨扈 台東縣女議長只想讓他保護" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ 黃, 明堂 (11 January 2019). "隨扈夫護女議長 台版終極保鑣". Liberty Times. zh. Retrieved 24 December 2025.
- ^ 黃, 明堂 (10 January 2019). "終極保鑣現實版 台東女議長與隨扈「有關係」". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 24 December 2025.
吳秀華與高王修勇是在就讀卑南國中時是同學，高王修勇是護花使者，修成正果後於2004年結婚。
- ^ Huang, Ming-tang (2 September 2018). "Taitung candidate says surprise opponent DPP 'ploy'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 December 2025.