Tsai Chi-chang

In this Taiwanese name, the surname is Tsai.

Tsai Chi-chang MLY
蔡其昌
Official portrait, 2019
15th Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 1 February 2024
President	Su Jia-chyuan Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by	Hung Hsiu-chu
Succeeded by	Johnny Chiang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2012
Preceded by	Liu Chuan-chung
Constituency	Taichung I
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Constituency	Taichung County
11th Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 January 2021
Preceded by	John Wu
Personal details
Born	(1969-04-16) 16 April 1969 (age 55) Qingshui, Taichung County, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	National Chung Hsing University (MBA)

Tsai Chi-chang (Chinese: 蔡其昌; pinyin: Cài Qíchāng; born 16 April 1969) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in Taichung's first constituency in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. He was currently the Deputy Speaker of Legislative Yuan, having served in this role from 1 February 2016 until 1 February 2024.[1][2]

Education

Tsai obtained his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from National Chung Hsing University.[3]

CPBL Commissioner

An agreement for him to become Commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) was reached in December 2020 as the previous Commissioner's term was ending,[4] and he was formally elected to the post on 19 January 2021,[5] succeeding John Wu.[6]

Tsai Chi-chang became the commissioner for Taiwan's CPBL in January 2021.[7][8][9] During his first year as Commissioner, he further expanded CPBL from five teams to six teams, with the addition of Taiwan Steel Group.[10]

Career

On 17 August 2022, in the aftermath of then Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on 2–3 August, China blacklisted seven Taiwanese officials including Tsai due to their alleged support for Taiwanese independence. The blacklist bans them from entering mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and restricts them from working with Chinese officials. Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times labelled Tsai and the six officials as "diehard secessionists".[11]

References

1. Hsu, Stacy (2 February 2016). "First non-KMT legislative speaker is Su". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
2. "LY elects first-ever pan-green leaders". China Post. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
3. "Legislative Yuan -Tsai, Chi-Chang".
4. Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
5. "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
6. "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.
7. Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
8. "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
9. "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.
10. 陳, 立勳. "蔡其昌宣布台鋼第6隊　澄清湖球場當主場". ETtoday運動雲. 東森新媒體控股股份有限公司. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
11. "China imposes sanctions on seven Taiwan 'secessionist' officials". Al Jazeera. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-11-23.