Ho Chih-wei

Mark Ho Ho Chih-wei MLY
何志偉
Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Secretary-General to the President
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 May 2024 Serving with Xavier Chang
Secretary-General	Pan Men-an
Preceded by	Alex Huang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2019 – 31 January 2024
Preceded by	Pasuya Yao
Succeeded by	Wang Shih-chien
Constituency	Taipei 2
Taipei City Councillor
In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2018
Constituency	District 1 (Datong–Shilin)
Personal details
Born	(1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 42) U.S.
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Parent	Hsueh Ling (mother)
Education	California State University, Fullerton (BA) University of Southern California (MPA) National Chengchi University (PhD)

Ho Chih-wei (Chinese: 何志偉; pinyin: Hé Zhìwěi; Wade–Giles: Ho^2 Chih^4-wei^3; born 14 May 1982), also known by the English name Mark Ho, is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the deputy secretary-general of the Office of the President of Taiwan. Ho previously served as the legislative member from 2019 to 2024.

Early life and education

Ho Chih-wei was born in the United States in 1982 to Hsueh Ling.[1][2] He graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a bachelor's degree then graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and earned a Ph.D. in information management from National Chengchi University.[3]

Political career

Ho was elected to the Taipei City Council for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the Democratic Progressive Party's central standing committee.[1] In July 2012, Ho was reelected to the central standing committee.[4] During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run Tsai Ing-wen's campaign in Taipei.[5] Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council.[2] In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of Pasuya Yao's resignation.[6] He faced four other candidates, including Kuomintang nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents.[7] Ho was elected to the Legislative Yuan on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.[8][9]

References

1. Chao, Vincent Y. (19 July 2010). "Tsai Ing-wen solidifies leadership of DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
2. Wang, Chris (1 May 2014). "Hsieh Wei-chou wins Taipei nomination". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
3. Ketagalen forum
4. Wang, Chris (16 July 2012). "DPP election ushers in new leadership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
5. Hu, Ching-hui (3 September 2011). "Students voice support for Tsai's gay-friendly policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
6. Tsai, Ya-hua; Huang, Chien-hao; Chung, Jake (15 December 2018). "Ko supporter seeks Pasuya Yao vacancy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
7. Wang, Cheng-chung; Chung, Yu-chen (26 January 2019). "Two legislative by-elections to take place Sunday". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
8. Chen, Yi-hsuan, Liu and; Liu, Chien-pang; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (27 January 2019). "DPP's Ho tops Taipei mayor-backed candidate in by-election". Retrieved 28 January 2019.
9. "DPP, KMT candidates win in by-elections". Taipei Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2019.