Wu Den-yih Net Worth

Background and career

Wu Den-yih (Chinese: 吳敦義; pinyin: Wú Dūnyì; born 30 January 1948) is a Taiwanese politician. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 2009 to 2012, Vice President of the Republic of China from 2012 to 2016, and Chairman of the Kuomintang from 2017 to 2020.

After graduating from National Taiwan University, Wu worked as a journalist and entered politics in 1973 with an appointment to the Taipei City Council. Wu was then elected Magistrate of Nantou County, serving from 1981 to 1989. Following two terms as magistrate, he was named Mayor of Kaohsiung in 1990. Wu remained mayor until 1998, having won the office in a 1994 direct election. He then served two full terms in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008.

Shortly after winning a third term in the legislature, Wu was named Premier of the Republic of China in 2009. He served until 2012, when he and Ma Ying-jeou formed the Kuomintang (KMT) presidential ticket. Wu served as the tenth vice president of the Republic of China, stepping down in 2016. In May 2017, he was elected party chairman. Wu stepped down from the position in January 2020. Previously, Wu had served the KMT as secretary-general from 2007 to 2009, first vice chairman in 2014, and as acting chairman in 2014 and 2015.