Twu Shiing-jer

Twu Shiing-jer
Twu Shiing-jer
涂醒哲
	Official portrait, 2014
7th Mayor of Chiayi
	In office; 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018
Deputy	Hou Chong-wen
Preceded by	Huang Min-hui
Succeeded by	Huang Min-hui
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2012
Constituency	Party-list
8th Minister of Health
	In office; 1 September 2002 – 18 May 2003; Acting: 1 September — 31 December 2002
Prime Minister	Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by	Lee Ming-liang
Succeeded by	Chen Chien-jen
1st Chief of Centers for Disease Control
	In office; 29 May 2000 – 30 June 2002
Minister	Lee Ming-liang
Preceded by	Chang Hung-jen (acting)
Succeeded by	Chiang Ying-lung (acting)
Personal details
Born	17 June 1951 (age 72); Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Taiwan University; University of California, Los Angeles

Twu Shiing-jer (Chinese: 涂醒哲; pinyin: Tú Xǐngzhé; Wade–Giles: T'u² Hsing³-che²; born 17 June 1951) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the minister of the Department of Health from 2002 to 2003 and later served in the Legislative Yuan from 2008 to 2012. He was the Mayor of Chiayi City from 25 December 2014 to 25 December 2018.^[2]