Wang Tuoh
Wang Tuoh | |
|---|---|
| 王拓 | |
| Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2009 | |
| Chairperson | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | Lee Ying-yuan |
| Succeeded by | Wu Nai-ren |
| Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs | |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 19 May 2008 | |
| Deputy | Wu Chin-fa |
| Preceded by | Wong Chin-chu |
| Succeeded by | Huang Pi-twan |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | George Hsieh |
| Constituency | Keelung |
| In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999 | |
| Constituency | Republic of China |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 January 1944 Keelung, Taihoku Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 9 August 2016 (aged 72) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | National Taiwan Normal University (BA) National Chengchi University (MA) University of Iowa (PhD) |
Wang Tuoh (Chinese: 王拓; pinyin: Wáng Tuò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Thok; 9 January 1944 – 9 August 2016) was a Taiwanese writer, public intellectual, literary critic, and politician. He was born in Badouzi, then a small fishing village near the northern port city of Keelung. His name was originally Wang Hung-chiu (王紘久).