Lai Ching-te

16th President of Taiwan (ROC) since 2024
Person human Q3847080
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Lai Ching-te

Summary

Lai Ching-te is a human[1]. He was born in Wanli District[2]. He was born on October 6, 1959[3]. He worked as a politician[4] and physician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,968 views/month, #4,669 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Lai Ching-te's place of birth was Wanli District[2].
  • Lai Ching-te was born on October 6, 1959[3].
  • Lai Ching-te was married to Wu Mei-ju[7].
  • Lai Ching-te held citizenship in Taiwan[8].
  • Standard Taiwanese Mandarin was Lai Ching-te's native language[9].
  • Lai Ching-te worked as a politician[4].
  • Lai Ching-te worked as a physician[5].
  • Lai Ching-te held the position of Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party[10].
  • Lai Ching-te held the position of President of the Republic of China[11].
  • Lai Ching-te was educated at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[12].
  • Lai Ching-te's education included a stint at Harvard University[13].
  • Lai Ching-te was educated at National Cheng Kung University[14].
  • Lai Ching-te was a member of Office of the President Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience Committee[15].
  • Lai Ching-te is recorded as male[16].
  • Lai Ching-te's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Lai Ching-te was affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party[18].
  • Lai Ching-te's Commons category is recorded as William Lai[19].
  • Lai Ching-te's family name is recorded as Lai[20].
  • Lai Ching-te's given name is recorded as William[21].
  • Lai Ching-te's given name is recorded as Qīngdé[22].
  • Lai Ching-te's described at URL is recorded as https://www.freiheit.org/taiwan/who-william-ching-te-lai-liberal-candidate-upcoming-presidential-election-taiwan[23].
  • Lai Ching-te's described at URL is recorded as https://time.com/7304818/us-china-taiwan-independence-lai/[24].
  • Lai Ching-te's participant in is recorded as 2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary[25].
  • Lai Ching-te's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Taiwanese Hokkien[26].
  • Lai Ching-te's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Standard Taiwanese Mandarin[27].

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Origins and Family

Lai Ching-te was born in Wanli District[2]. He was born on October 6, 1959[3]. Standard Taiwanese Mandarin was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[12], a faculty[28], in United States[29], founded in 1913[30]; Harvard University[13], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; and National Cheng Kung University[14], a national university[35], in Taiwan[36], founded in 1931[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4] and physician[5]. Positions held include Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party[10], a position[38], in Taiwan[39], founded in 1986[40] and President of the Republic of China[11], a position[41], in Taiwan[42], founded in 1948[43].

Personal Life

Lai Ching-te was married to Wu Mei-ju[7]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party[18].

Why It Matters

Lai Ching-te ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,968 views/month, #4,669 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Lai Ching-te born?

Lai Ching-te was born in Wanli District[2].

Who was Lai Ching-te married to?

Lai Ching-te's spouses include Wu Mei-ju[7].

What did Lai Ching-te do for work?

Lai Ching-te worked as politician[4] and physician[5].

Where did Lai Ching-te go to school?

Lai Ching-te was educated at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health[12], Harvard University[13], and National Cheng Kung University[14].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [5] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . english.president.gov.tw. english.president.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation politician, physician
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  3. 9d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Family name Lai
    Candidacy in election 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, 2014 Tainan mayoral election, 2010 Tainan mayoral election +9
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