Huang Ta-chou
Huang Ta-chou | |
|---|---|
| 黃大洲 | |
Huang in 2015 | |
| Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| In office 22 July 1998 – 7 March 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Chung-kuang Yang Tien-fa (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Harvey Tung |
| Chairman of the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee | |
| In office January 1998 – January 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Feng-hsu |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Tsai |
| Minister of the Research, Development and Evaluation Commission | |
| In office June 1996 – September 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Jen-huong |
| Succeeded by | Yung Chaur-shin |
| 9th Mayor of Taipei | |
| In office 2 June 1990 – 25 December 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Po-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Chen Shui-bian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1936 Shanhua, Tainan, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS, MS) Cornell University (MS, PhD) |
| Profession | |
Huang Ta-chou (Chinese: 黃大洲; pinyin: Huáng Dàzhōu; born 7 February 1936), also known as Thomas Huang, is a Taiwanese economist, sociologist, and politician who served as the mayor of Taipei between 1990 and 1994. He chaired the Chinese Taipei Olympic committee from 1998 to 2006. Before entering politics, Huang graduated with two degrees from National Taiwan University and earned a master's degree and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in the United States.