Wu Ying-yih

Wu Ying-yih
吳英毅
Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council (Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission until 12 November 2012)
In office 20 May 2008 – 1 August 2013
Deputy	Jen Hong
Vice	Roy Leu
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chen Shyh-kwei
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Constituency	Overseas Chinese
Personal details
Born	(1943-01-15) 15 January 1943 (age 79)
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Taiwan University University of Illinois

Wu Ying-yih (traditional Chinese: 吳英毅; simplified Chinese: 吴英毅; pinyin: Wú Yīngyì, born 15 January 1943) is a politician in the Republic of China who served as the Minister of the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission and subsequently the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 2008 to 2013.^[1]

Education[]

Wu obtained his bachelor's degree in medicine from the Department of Surgery of National Taiwan University in 1961. He then obtained his doctoral degree in surgery from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in the United States in 1974.^[2]

Political career[]

Wu served as a member of the 6th Legislative Yuan after being elected in the 2004 Republic of China legislative election on 11 December 2004 and taking office on 1 February 2005.^[3]

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