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Eric Chu

Eric Li-luan Chu (; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician, statistician, and academic who has served as the chairman of the Kuomintang since 2021.

Born to a political family, Chu graduated from National Taiwan University and earned his doctorate from New York University. After working as an accounting professor, he entered politics and served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001, and as the magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2001 to 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he served as the vice premier under Wu Den-yih. He was elected as the first mayor of New Taipei in 2010.

On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Kuomintang, succeeding Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu was defeated by his opponent Tsai Ing-wen, and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman. As a result of the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election, he returned to his former post as chairman of the party. Provided by Wikipedia