Eric Chu

Eric Chu
朱立倫
Official portrait, 2017
7th and 11th Chairman of the Kuomintang
Assumed office
5 October 2021
Deputy
Secretary GeneralJustin Huang
Preceded byJohnny Chiang
In office
19 January 2015 – 16 January 2016
Deputy
Secretary GeneralLee Shu-chuan
Preceded byWu Den-yih (Acting)
Succeeded byHuang Min-hui (Acting)
1st Mayor of New Taipei
In office
25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018[a]
Deputy
Preceded byChou Hsi-wei (as Magistrate of Taipei County)
Succeeded byHou Yu-ih
29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
PremierWu Den-yih
Preceded byPaul Chiu
Succeeded bySean Chen
Minister of the Consumer Protection Commission
In office
10 September 2009 – 17 May 2010
PremierWu Den-yih
Preceded byPaul Chiu
Succeeded bySean Chen
11th Magistrate of Taoyuan
In office
20 December 2001 – 10 September 2009
DeputyHuang Min-kon
Preceded byHsu Ying-shen (Acting)
Succeeded byHuang Min-kon (Acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001
ConstituencyTaoyuan County
Personal details
Born (1961-06-07) 7 June 1961 (age 63)
Bade, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseKao Wan-ching
Children2
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
New York University (MA, PhD)
Signature
Eric Chu
Traditional Chinese朱立倫
Simplified Chinese朱立伦
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhū Lìlún
Wade–GilesChu Li-lun

Eric Li-luan Chu[1] (Chinese: 朱立倫; pinyin: Zhū Lìlún; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).[2]

Born into a political family with strong ties to the Kuomintang,[3] Chu served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001, and as the magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2001 to 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he served as the vice premier, under Premier Wu Den-yih. He was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010.

On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Kuomintang, succeeding Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu was defeated by his opponent Tsai Ing-wen, and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman. He was succeeded as mayor of New Taipei by Hou Yu-ih in 2018.[4] As a result of the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election, he returned to his former post as chairman of the party.


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  1. ^ "Mayor of New Taipei City". New Taipei City Government. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "新北市第2屆市長選舉選舉公報" (PDF). Central Election Commission (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  3. ^ "After KMT drubbing, all eyes turn to party's lone mayor, Eric Chu". South China Morning Post. 5 December 2014.
  4. ^ "侯友宜7個字勝選新北市長 經緯萬端考驗多[影]" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.