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Ko Wen-je

PEP · Politician

Ko Wen-je is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ko Ven-csö · Ko Wen-je · Ке Веньчже · Кэ Вэньчжэ · קו ון-ג'י · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ke Wenzhe · Or Man Chit · Professor Ko				[sources]
Weak alias	KP · 柯P · 阿伯 · 阿北				[sources]
Birth date	1959-08-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Hsinchu City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Taiwan				[sources]
Last name	Ke				[sources]
Political association	Taiwan People's Party · independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18113714				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party (2019-2025) · Mayor of Taipei (2014-2022)				[sources]
Education	Hsinchu City Yuhsien Junior High School (1971-1974) · Hsinchu Municipal Min Fu Elementary School (1965-1971) · National Hsinchu Senior High School (1974-1977) · National Taiwan University (1979-1986) · National Taiwan University (1994-2002) · 1 more...				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-12	Last processed	2026-04-12	First seen	2024-09-06

Descriptions

physician and former Mayor of Taipei

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-25

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,420

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,305

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ko Mei-lan Close Associate	sibling · younger sister	-	-
Peggy Chen Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Chairman of the Taiwan People's Party	2019-08-06	2025