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Wang Tuoh | |
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王拓 | |
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2009 | |
Chairperson | Tsai Ing-wen |
Preceded by | Lee Ying-yuan |
Succeeded by | Wu Nai-ren |
Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs | |
In office 1 February 2008 – 19 May 2008 | |
Deputy | Wu Chin-fa |
Preceded by | Wong Chin-chu |
Succeeded by | Huang Pi-twan |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008 | |
Succeeded by | George Hsieh |
Constituency | Keelung |
In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999 | |
Constituency | Republic of China |
Personal details | |
Born | Keelung, Taihoku Prefecture, Empire of Japan | 9 January 1944
Died | 9 August 2016 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 72)
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Education | National Taiwan Normal University (BA) National Chengchi University (MA) University of Iowa |
Wang Tuoh (Chinese: 王拓; pinyin: Wáng Tuò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Thok; 9 January 1944 – 9 August 2016) was a Taiwanese writer, public intellectual, literary critic, and politician. He was born in Badouzi , then a small fishing village near the northern port city of Keelung. His name was originally Wang Hung-chiu (王紘久).