Wang Tuoh

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Wang Tuoh 王拓
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 20 May 2008 – 20 May 2009
Chairperson	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Lee Ying-yuan
Succeeded by	Wu Nai-ren
Minister of the Council for Cultural Affairs
In office 1 February 2008 – 19 May 2008
Deputy	Wu Chin-fa
Preceded by	Wong Chin-chu
Succeeded by	Huang Pi-twan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded by	George Hsieh
Constituency	Keelung
In office 1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
Constituency	Republic of China
Personal details
Born	(1944-01-09)9 January 1944 Keelung, Taihoku Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	9 August 2016(2016-08-09) (aged 72) Taipei, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Taiwan Normal University National Chengchi University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Writer, philologist

Wang Tuoh (Chinese: 王拓; pinyin: Wáng Tuò; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Thok; 9 January 1944 – 9 August 2016) was a Taiwanese writer, public intellectual, literary critic, and politician. He was born in Badouzi [zh], then a small fishing village near the northern port city of Keelung. His name was originally Wang Hung-chiu (王紘久).