Ho Chih-wei (; born 14 May 1982), also known by the English name Mark Ho, is a Taiwanese politician who is currently the deputy secretary-general of the Office of the President of Taiwan. Ho previously served as the legislative member from 2019 to 2024.

Early life and education

Ho Chih-wei was born in the

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in 1982 to

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. He graduated from

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, with a bachelor's degree then graduated from the

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with a

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(MPA) and earned a

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from

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Political career

Ho was elected to the

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for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the

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's central standing committee. In July 2012, Ho was reelected to the central standing committee. During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run

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's campaign in Taipei. Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council. In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of

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's resignation. He faced four other candidates, including

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nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents. Ho was elected to the

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on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Chih-wei 1982 births Living people Taipei Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Taipei City Councilors Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan People who renounced United States citizenship