Wu, Poh-hsiung Born on June 19, 1939, in Taoyuan County , Taiwan Married, with two sons and one daughter Education: Bachelor in Business Administration, National Cheng Kung University , 1962 LL.D., honoris causa, Wonkwang University , Korea , 1991 Honorary doctorate in Political Science, Findlay University , Ohio , U.S.A. , 1994 Professional Career: 1963-65 Teacher, Taiwan Provincial Chung-li Commercial Vocational School Senior Special Assistant, Hsin-chu Savings Cooperative 1968-72 Member , Taiwan Provincial Assembly Chairman of the Board, Hsin-tung Chemical Pharmaceutical 1971-73 Adjunct Associate Professor, Nan Ya Industrial College 1972-76 County Executive , Taoyuan County 1976-80 Director General , Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Monopoly Bureau 1975-86 Member, Central Committee of the Kuomintang 1981-82 President, Boxing Association of the Republic of China 1982-84 Chief of the Secretariat, Central Committee of the Kuomintang 1984-88 Minister of the Interior and concurrently Chairman, Central Election Commission 1986-2002 Member, Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang 1988-90 Mayor of Taipei City 1990-91 Minister of State without Portfolio, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) 1991-94 Minister of the Interior and concurrently Chairman, Central Election Commission 1994-96 Secretary General to the President of the Republic of China 1996-97 Secretary General, the Central Committee of the Kuomintang 1997-2000 Senior Adviser to the President of the Republic of China 1998- President, Buddha's Light International Association, Republic of China 2000-07 Vice Chairman, the Kuomintang April 7, 2007- Elected Chairman, the Kuomintang