Lo Chih-ming

Lo Chih-ming (Chinese: 羅志明; pinyin: Luó Zhìmíng; born 13 November 1957) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008.

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lo.
Lo Chih-ming

MLY
羅志明
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded byLin Yi-shih
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born (1957-11-13) 13 November 1957
Wanluan, Pingtung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang (until 2001; since 2008)
Other political
affiliations		Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001–2007)
Alma materNational Kaohsiung Normal University
St. Cloud State University
University of Iowa

Education

Lo attended National Kaohsiung Normal University in Taiwan before earning a master's degree from St. Cloud State University.[1] He then earned a doctorate in technology in 1991 at the University of Iowa.[2][3]

Political career

Lo served four terms in the Kaohsiung City Council as a member of the Kuomintang.[1][4][5] He joined the Taiwan Solidarity Union upon its founding in 2001 to run for a legislative seat in Kaohsiung.[6] In 2003, TSU legislator Su Yin-kuei was expelled from the party after charging Lo with illegal lobbying.[7] Despite the accusations, Lo won reelection in 2004 by partnering with Democratic Progressive Party candidates during the campaign,[8] and was named one of the TSU's four caucus whips at the start of his second term.[9] In January 2005, Lo dropped out of a TSU chairmanship election,[10] and Shu Chin-chiang was appointed to the position.[11] After participating in an April 2005 protest, Lo was charged with violating the Assembly and Parade Law, and stepped down as whip until he was cleared.[12] In February 2006, Lo declared his candidacy for the Kaohsiung mayoralty.[13] As mayor, Lo said he would increase childcare subsidies, and expand the city's tourism industry. He also proposed an educational program that would offer elementary school textbooks for free.[14] Chen Chu won the office, and Lo returned to the legislature. In his second reelection campaign, Lo originally stood as a Kaohsiung district incumbent,[15] but was named one of the TSU's proportional representation candidates.[16] Listed eighth on a closed party list, Lo was defeated.[17] Shortly after the loss, he rejoined the Kuomintang.[18]

References
  1. "Lo Chih-ming (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. Wang, Flora (8 December 2006). "Elections 2006: Lo Chih-ming sees himself as Kaohsiung's CEO mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. Wu, Debby (13 February 2005). "Lawmakers recall holidays spent overseas". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. Huang, Tai-lin (2 June 2004). "KMT youth urge Lien to spare them any favors". Taipei Times.
  5. Huang, Joyce (29 October 2001). "All politics is local in the southern port". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. Lin, Chieh-yu; Hsu, Crystal (25 July 2001). "Party with ties to Lee picks name". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. Huang, Sandy (6 August 2003). "KMT, independents wooing disgraced TSU legislator Su". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  8. Huang, Jewel (22 November 2004). "Vote-allocation has risks, but greens confident". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  9. Wu, Debby (2 February 2005). "Wang, Chung take speakership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  10. Huang, Jewel (6 January 2005). "Lo Chih-ming drops out of TSU chairmanship race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  11. Huang, Jewel (11 January 2005). "Su Chin-chiang takes over as chairman of the TSU". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  12. Ko, Shu-ling (29 April 2005). "Emotions run high amid investigation of protests". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  13. Huang, Jewel (13 February 2006). "Lo declares candidacy for mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  14. Tsai, June (24 November 2006). "Mayoral hopefuls debate issues". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. Ko, Shu-ling (14 November 2007). "Lee Sen-zong to run for DPP in legislative polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  16. Chang, Rich; Ko, Shu-ling (20 November 2007). "Legislator Ho to quit TSU and run as DPP candidate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  17. Ko, Shu-ling (20 November 2007). "TSU unveils legislator-at-large candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. Lee, Tuo-tze (June 2010). "Assessing the upcoming five municipal elections" (PDF). Taiwan Brain Trust. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
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