Wang Tuoh

Wang Tuoh
王拓
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office
20 May 2008 – 20 May 2009
ChairpersonTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byLee Ying-yuan
Succeeded byWu Nai-ren
Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs
In office
1 February 2008 – 19 May 2008
DeputyWu Chin-fa
Preceded byWong Chin-chu
Succeeded byHuang Pi-twan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded byGeorge Hsieh
ConstituencyKeelung
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyRepublic of China
Personal details
Born(1944-01-09)9 January 1944
Keelung, Taihoku Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died9 August 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 72)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationNational 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 [zh], then a small fishing village near the northern port city of Keelung. His name was originally Wang Hung-chiu (王紘久).