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Rosalia Wu

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Wu Szu-yao
MLY
吳思瑤
Official portrait, 2019
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2016
Preceded byTing Shou-chung
ConstituencyTaipei 1
Taipei City Councillor
In office
25 December 2006 – 31 January 2016
ConstituencyTaipei 1st precinct
Personal details
Born (1974-05-28) 28 May 1974 (age 52)
Taipei County, Taiwan
PartyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationFu Jen Catholic University (BA)
National Taiwan University (MA)

Wu Szu-yao (Chinese: 吳思瑤; pinyin: Wú Sīyáo; born 28 May 1974), also known by her English name Rosalia Wu, is a Taiwanese politician. Elected to the Taipei City Council in 2006, she served until 2016, when she won election to the Legislative Yuan.

Early life and education

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Wu was born in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on May 28, 1974.[1] After high school, she graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a bachelor's degree in foreign languages with a specialization in Spanish and Japanese.[2] She then earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in political science from National Taiwan University in 2012.[3] Her master's thesis was titled, "A political and economic analysis of Taipei's animal protection policies".[4]

Political career

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Wu is affiliated with the former New Tide faction of the Democratic Progressive Party. She was elected to the DPP's Central Standing Committee in 2012.[5]

Wu was elected to the Taipei City Council three times, in 2006, 2010, and 2014.[6] For a portion of her time on the city council, Wu served as the DPP's caucus whip.[7] While on the council, she showed an interest in environmental and infrastructure issues.[8][9][10][11] In 2009, after a televised advertisement had been taken off the air due to a violation of the Satellite Radio and Television Act, Wu worked to remove a printed equivalent from the sides of Taipei buses.[12] She sought to reopen the Zhongshan Soccer Stadium for its intended use after the 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition, but did not succeed.[13][14]

During the 2016 legislative elections, Wu defeated Chen Hsi-yu in an interparty primary.[15] She was named the sole Pan-Green Coalition candidate for Taipei 1st district,[16][17] and won election to the legislature by joining an electoral coalition of seven others, including Freddy Lim and Pasuya Yao.[18] Wu defeated the district's incumbent representative, Ting Shou-chung, winning 95,000 votes.[19] As a legislator, she has focused her attention on academia and education in Taiwan. Wu is opposed to corporal punishment in schools,[20] and to education minister Wu Se-hwa's proposed senior high school curriculum changes, which were implemented despite a student protest.[21] She spoke out against a 2016 proposal to merge Tainan National University of the Arts and National Cheng Kung University, stating, "I am against amalgamation for the sake of amalgamation."[22] In March 2017, Wu said that Fu Jen Catholic University College of Social Sciences dean Hsia Lin-ching did not do enough to investigate allegations of sexual assault, and berated university administration for giving Hsia a light penalty.[23] Shortly after her comments, Fu Jen students went to the Legislative Yuan to meet Wu, who was not there.[24]

References

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  1. ↑ "No. 2: Rosalia Wu". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Lin, Sean (3 March 2017). "Democracy must decide statues' fate, minister says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Wu Szu-yao (10)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "A political and economic analysis of Taipei's animal protection policies" (PDF) (M.A. Thesis) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). National Taiwan University. 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Wang, Chris (16 July 2012). "DPP election ushers in new leadership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Wu Szu-yao (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Gerber, Abraham (1 April 2015). "Survey finds 83% of Taipei residents happy with Ko". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  8. ↑ Mo, Yan-chih (14 April 2013). "Carcinogenic cup lids still used in over 75% of stores". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Gerber, Abraham (26 April 2015). "City panned for 'sea-sand buildings'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Mo, Yan-chih (12 January 2015). "Taipei councilor urges city to switch to paperless". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Mo, Yan-chih (20 April 2013). "Taipei defends tree policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  12. ↑ Yan-chih, Mo (9 April 2009). "Taipei to remove controversial bus ads". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Soccer fans rally against closing dedicated stadium". Taipei Times. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  14. ↑ Pan, Jason (22 May 2013). "Taipei to dismantle its soccer stadium". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  15. ↑ Loa, Iok-sin (10 July 2015). "Tsai considering list of potential running mates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  16. ↑ Chung, Hung-liang; Hsieh, Chia-chun; Yeh, Kuan-yu (27 December 2015). "FEATURE: Candidates court voters with merchandise". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  17. ↑ Lin, Sean (7 January 2016). "Taipei mayor ready for bike ride from Taipei to Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  18. ↑ Lin, Sean (10 December 2015). "Ko backs alliance of eight candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  19. ↑ Chen, Wei-han (17 January 2016). "ELECTIONS: 'League' candidates win three of eight Taipei constituencies". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  20. ↑ Lin, Sean (20 October 2010). "Foundation calls for end to corporal punishment". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  21. ↑ Lin, Sean (6 May 2016). "Education minister insists curriculum had 'no problems'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  22. ↑ Wu, Po-hsuan; Chin, Jonathan (8 March 2016). "Students protest merger; ministry suspends plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  23. ↑ Lin, Sean (17 March 2017). "University's punishment of dean lenient: lawmaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  24. ↑ Lin, Sean (31 March 2017). "Purported students storm legislature to confront lawmaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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