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Wu Yu-jen

Politician

Wu Yu-jen 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	Wu Yu-jen · Yu-Jen Wu · 吳育仁				[sources]
Alias	Wu Yiren · Wu Yu-jen · Wu Yuren · Wu, Yu-Jen · 吳育仁				[sources]
Weak alias	吴育仁				[sources]
Birth date	1969-02-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Yunlin County				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Taiwan				[sources]
Country	Taiwan				[sources]
Citizenship	Taiwan				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Wu				[sources]
Political association	Kuomintang				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q8279427				[sources]
Position	Legislative Yuan (member, 2012-2016) · Member of the Legislative Yuan (2012-)				[sources]
Education	National Chengchi University · University of Warwick				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Taiwanese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Legislative Yuan	2012-02-01	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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