Jason Hu

Jason Hu
Hu Chih-chiang
胡志強
Wu in 2010
Vice Chairperson of the Kuomintang
In office
18 May 2016 – 30 June 2017
ChairpersonHung Hsiu-chu
In office
30 April 2014 – 19 January 2015
ChairpersonMa Ying-jeou
1st Mayor of Taichung
In office
25 December 2010 – 25 December 2014
DeputyHsiao Chia-chi
Tsai Ping-kun
Preceded byHimself as Mayor of Taichung (Municipal city)
Succeeded byLin Chia-lung
In office
20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010
Preceded byChang Wen-ying
Succeeded byHimself as Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality)
Minister of the Foreign Affairs
In office
20 October 1997 – 30 November 1999
Prime MinisterVincent Siew
Preceded byJohn Chiang
Succeeded byChen Chien-jen
Representative of Taiwan to the United States
In office
1996–1997
MOFA MinisterChiang Hsiao-yen
Preceded byBenjamin Lu
Succeeded byStephen S. F. Chen
Minister of the Government Information Office
In office
September 1991 – 10 June 1996
Prime MinisterHau Po-tsun
Lien Chan
Preceded byShao Yu-ming
Succeeded bySu Chi
Personal details
Born (1948-05-15) 15 May 1948 (age 76)
Beiping, Republic of China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseShirley Shaw
Children2; including Ting-Ting Hu
Alma materNational Chengchi University (BA)
University of Southampton
Balliol College, Oxford (DPhil)

Jason Hu (traditional Chinese: 胡志強; simplified Chinese: 胡志强; pinyin: Hú Zhìqiáng; Wade–Giles: Hú Chìh-chiáng; born 15 May 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the mayor of Taichung as provincial city in 2001-2010 and as special municipality in 2010–2014. He is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT), and has been the Vice Chairman of the party since April 2014.[1][2]

  1. ^ "臺中市&臺中市議會第 2 屆市長&議員選舉 選舉公報" (PDF). Central Election Commission (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ 戴雅真 (30 November 2014). "胡志強:共赴黨難 不辭副主席". Taiwan News (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 July 2022.