Jason Hu
Hu Chih-chiang | |
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| 胡志強 | |
Hu in 2010 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 30 June 2017 | |
| Chairperson | Hung Hsiu-chu |
| In office 30 April 2014 – 19 January 2015 | |
| Chairperson | Ma Ying-jeou |
| 1st Mayor of Taichung | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Deputy | Hsiao Chia-chi Tsai Ping-kun |
| Preceded by | Himself as Mayor of Taichung (Municipal city) |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chia-lung |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Wen-ying |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Mayor of Taichung (Special municipality) |
| Minister of the Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 20 October 1997 – 30 November 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Vincent Siew |
| Preceded by | John Chiang |
| Succeeded by | Chen Chien-jen |
| Representative of Taiwan to the United States | |
| In office 1996–1997 | |
| MOFA Minister | Chiang Hsiao-yen |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Lu |
| Succeeded by | Stephen S. F. Chen |
| Minister of the Government Information Office | |
| In office September 1991 – 10 June 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Hau Po-tsun Lien Chan |
| Preceded by | Shao Yu-ming |
| Succeeded by | Su Chi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1948 Beijing, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Shirley Shaw |
| Children | 2, including Ting-Ting Hu |
| Education | National Chengchi University (BA) University of Southampton (MSc) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
Hu Chih-chiang (traditional Chinese: 胡志強; simplified Chinese: 胡志强; pinyin: Hú Zhìqiáng; Wade–Giles: Hú Chìh-chiáng; born 15 May 1948), also known by his English name Jason Hu, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician. He served as the mayor of Taichung from 2001 to 2014, when the city was a provincial city (2001–2010) and then a special municipality (2010–2014). He is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) and was a vice chairman of the party for two terms.
Before entering politics, Hu graduated from National Chengchi University and was educated in England, where he obtained a master's degree from the University of Southampton and earned a doctorate from Oxford University.