Ko Wen-je
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ko.
Ko Wen-je | |||||||||||
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柯文哲 | |||||||||||
Ko Wen-je in 2024 | |||||||||||
| 1st Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party | |||||||||||
| Assumed office 6 August 2019 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||
| 4th Mayor of Taipei | |||||||||||
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022 | |||||||||||
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Hau Lung-pin | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chiang Wan-an | ||||||||||
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| Born | 6 August 1959 Hsinchu City, Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Taiwan | ||||||||||
| Political party | Taiwan People's Party | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Chen Pei-chi | ||||||||||
| Children | 3 | ||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Chinese | 柯文哲 | ||||||||||
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Ko Wen-je (Chinese: 柯文哲; pinyin: Kē Wénzhé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Bûn-tiat; born 6 August 1959) is a Taiwanese surgeon and independent politician. Ko was the Mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022.[1]
Before becoming the mayor, he was a doctor at the National Taiwan University Hospital. He was also a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine.[2]
He sued Ethan Gutmann for defamation in 2020.[3] [4] [5]
He was a candidate for President of the Republic of China in the 2024 election, but did not win.
Ko is the founder of the Taiwan Peoples Party.
He was arrested in late 2024 after an investigation into corruption. [6]
References
- ↑ Independent Is Elected Taipei Mayor as Taiwan's Governing Party Falters
- ↑ "Biography at NTUH". Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
- ↑ wikiquote:zh:伊森·葛特曼
- ↑ https://gb.crntt.com/crn-webapp/doc/docDetailCreate.jsp?coluid=6&kindid=26&docid=105206658
- ↑ https://hk.crntt.com/doc/1058/1/7/9/105817943.html
- ↑ "Taipei's former mayor arrested in graft probe". Reuters. 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2025-09-08.