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Ko Wen-je

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ko (柯).

Ko Wen-je
柯文哲
Ko in 2024
1st Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party
In office
6 August 2019 – 1 January 2025[a]
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHuang Kuo-chang[b]
13th Mayor of Taipei
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2022
Deputy
See list
Preceded byHau Lung-pin
Succeeded byChiang Wan-an
Personal details
Born (1959-08-06) 6 August 1959 (age 65)
Hsinchu City, Taiwan
Political partyTaiwan People's Party (2019–present)
SpousePeggy Chen
Children3
Parent(s)Ho Jui-ying
Ko Cheng-fa
RelativesKo Mei-lan
Education
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service ROC Army
Years of service1986–1988
RankSecond lieutenant
Unit269th Mechanized Infantry Division
Chinese name
Chinese柯文哲
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Wénzhé
Bopomofoㄎㄜ   ㄨㄣˊ   ㄓㄜˊ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhKe Wenjer
Wade–GilesKʻo1 Wen2-che2
Tongyong PinyinKe Wún-jhé
IPA[kʰɤ́ wə̌n.ʈʂɤ̌]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKoa Bûn-tiat

Ko Wen-je (Chinese: 柯文哲; pinyin: Kē Wénzhé; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Bûn-tiat; born 6 August 1959), also known by his nickname, Ko P (Chinese: 柯P; pinyin: Kē Pī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Phi), is a Taiwanese politician and physician who served as the mayor of Taipei from 2014 to 2022. He founded the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), and served as its chairman from its founding in 2019 until 2025.[1][2]

Before becoming mayor, he was a surgeon at National Taiwan University Hospital. He was also a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine, and specialized in fields including trauma, intensive care, organ transplant, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and artificial organs.[3] Ko was responsible for standardizing organ transplant procedures in Taiwan, and was the first physician to bring ECMO to Taiwan. Apart from his practice, Ko is known for his numerous media appearances and interviews as a social and political commentator.

In the 2014 Taipei Mayoral Election, Ko ran as an independent candidate. He beat Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Pasuya Yao in an unofficial primary,[4] gaining support from the DPP[5] and Taiwan Solidarity Union.[6] Ko won the election with 853,983 votes, becoming the first physician mayor of the city since the introduction of direct election to the office.

Ko was the official presidential nominee of the TPP for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election. He presented his campaign as a "third way" between the DPP and Kuomintang (KMT), the two parties that have traditionally dominated Taiwan's political landscape.[7]


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  1. ^ Lee, I-chia (7 August 2019). "Ko elected chairman at TPP founding - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  2. ^ Kuo, Chien-shen; Mazzetta, Matthew (1 January 2025). "Ko Wen-je resigns as TPP chairman". Central News Agency (Taiwan). Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Biography at NTUH". Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ 自由時報電子報 (14 June 2014). "北市長泛綠整合 柯文哲民調勝出 - 焦點 - 自由時報電子報". 自由時報電子報 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ^ 自由時報電子報 (16 June 2014). "柯文哲與民進黨達共識 全力輔選、當選不入黨 - 政治 - 自由時報電子報". 自由時報電子報 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ "台聯允諾台北市支持柯P « 台灣團結聯盟全球資訊網". 15 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Ko Wen-Je: Taiwan's 'Grey Rhino' President-to-be?". London Politica. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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