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Twu Shiing-jer

Taiwanese politician and physician
Person Human Q8350363

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
June 17, 1951
Place of birth
Puzi City
Country of citizenship
Taiwan[4]
Occupation
politician
Position held
Mayor of Chiayi, Member of the Legislative Yuan, Minister of Health and Welfare, Minister of Health and Welfare
Educated at
National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University, University of California, Los Angeles[6]
Member of political party
Democratic Progressive Party[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hokkien[10][11]
Candidacy in election
2008 Taiwanese legislative election in the at-large district, 2009 Chiayi mayoral election, 2012 Taiwanese legislative election in the at-large district, 2014 Chiayi mayoral election, 2018 Chiayi mayoral election[13][14][15][16][17]
Family name
Tu[9]
Name in native language
涂醒哲[12]
Native language
Chinese[5]
Writing language
Traditional Chinese[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Tu Xingzhe en Twu Shiing-jer ko 도성철 ko 투싱저 vi Đồ Tỉnh Triết zh 涂醒哲
🔖 Identifiers · 12
VIAF cluster ID
294927744
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2013004786
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
ShiingJerTwu醫師袍7.JPG ↗
Facebook username
chiayicity
Freebase ID
/m/012c913m
LDT@Library Authority ID
81309
NCL ID
000975073
OpenSanctions ID
Twu Shiing-jer
Prabook ID
1797307
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcGgT9PtVCY7x9McxQH4q
YouTube channel ID
UCJantC39VTCoolELBWgCyKw
YouTube handle
涂醒哲-v5v

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Educated at 3
University of California, Los Angeles, National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
Taiwanese Hokkien, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin
Country of citizenship 1
Taiwan
Heads of government of 1
Chiayi City
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Democratic Progressive Party
Native language 1
Chinese
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Twu Shiing-jer
Place of birth 1
Puzi City
Position held 1
Mayor of Chiayi
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
Traditional Chinese
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Summary

Twu Shiing-jer was born on June 17, 1951[1], in Puzi City[2]. He has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was Twu Shiing-jer born?

Twu Shiing-jer was born in Puzi City[2].

What did Twu Shiing-jer do for work?

Twu Shiing-jer worked as a politician[3].

Where did Twu Shiing-jer go to school?

Twu Shiing-jer was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[6].

Related Entities

Taiwan University of California, Los Angeles

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  14. [14] ↑ . db.cec.gov.tw. Retrieved . db.cec.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [16] ↑ . db.cec.gov.tw. Retrieved . db.cec.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . db.cec.gov.tw. Retrieved . db.cec.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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