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Lo Chih-ming
MLY
羅志明
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
Succeeded byLin Yi-shih
ConstituencyKaohsiung 2
Personal details
Born (1957-11-13) 13 November 1957 (age 67)
Wanluan, Pingtung, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang (until 2001; since 2008)
Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001–2007)
EducationNational Kaohsiung Normal University (BS)
St. Cloud State University (MS)
University of Iowa (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsIndustrial technology
ThesisA systematic model for developing technology education as the primary discipline for advancing technological literacy in general education in Taiwan, Republic of China (1991)

Lo Chih-ming (Chinese: 羅志明; pinyin: Luó Zhìmíng; born 13 November 1957) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008.

Education

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After graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, Lo studied at National Kaohsiung Normal University and received a bachelor's degree in industrial education. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) from St. Cloud State University[1] and his Ph.D. in industrial education and industrial technology from the University of Iowa in 1991.[2][3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "A systematic model for developing technology education as the primary discipline for advancing technological literacy in general education in Taiwan, Republic of China".[4]

Political career

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Lo served four terms in the Kaohsiung City Council as a member of the Kuomintang.[1][5][6] He joined the Taiwan Solidarity Union upon its founding in 2001 to run for a legislative seat in Kaohsiung.[7] In 2003, TSU legislator Su Ying-kuei was expelled from the party after charging Lo with illegal lobbying.[8] Despite the accusations, Lo won reelection in 2004 by partnering with Democratic Progressive Party candidates during the campaign,[9] and was named one of the TSU's four caucus whips at the start of his second term.[10] In January 2005, Lo dropped out of a TSU chairmanship election,[11] and Shu Chin-chiang was appointed to the position.[12] After participating in an April 2005 protest, Lo was charged with violating the Assembly and Parade Law, and stepped down as whip until he was cleared.[13] In February 2006, Lo declared his candidacy for the Kaohsiung mayoralty.[14] As mayor, Lo said he would increase childcare subsidies, and expand the city's tourism industry. He also proposed an educational program that would offer elementary school textbooks for free.[15] Chen Chu won the office, and Lo returned to the legislature. In his second reelection campaign, Lo originally stood as a Kaohsiung district incumbent,[16] but was named one of the TSU's proportional representation candidates.[17] Listed eighth on a closed party list, Lo was defeated.[18] Shortly after the loss, he rejoined the Kuomintang.[19]

After politics, Lo worked at the Xiamen subsidiary of a biotech company and led a property developer.[20]

Espionage allegation

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In January 2023, Lo was arrested and questioned by prosecutors who alleged that he recruited retired admiral Hsia Fu-hsiang (夏復翔) and others into a mainland Chinese spy ring. A court in Kaohsiung released him on cash bail despite the investigators' request that he remain in custody.[20] The Supreme Court acquitted Lo in October 2024.[21]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lo Chih-ming (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ^ Wang, Flora (8 December 2006). "Elections 2006: Lo Chih-ming sees himself as Kaohsiung's CEO mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. ^ Wu, Debby (13 February 2005). "Lawmakers recall holidays spent overseas". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  4. ^ "A systematic model for developing technology education as the primary discipline for advancing technological literacy in general education in Taiwan, Republic of China - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  5. ^ Huang, Tai-lin (2 June 2004). "KMT youth urge Lien to spare them any favors". Taipei Times.
  6. ^ Huang, Joyce (29 October 2001). "All politics is local in the southern port". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. ^ Lin, Chieh-yu; Hsu, Crystal (25 July 2001). "Party with ties to Lee picks name". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  8. ^ Huang, Sandy (6 August 2003). "KMT, independents wooing disgraced TSU legislator Su". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  9. ^ Huang, Jewel (22 November 2004). "Vote-allocation has risks, but greens confident". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  10. ^ Wu, Debby (2 February 2005). "Wang, Chung take speakership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  11. ^ Huang, Jewel (6 January 2005). "Lo Chih-ming drops out of TSU chairmanship race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  12. ^ Huang, Jewel (11 January 2005). "Su Chin-chiang takes over as chairman of the TSU". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  13. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (29 April 2005). "Emotions run high amid investigation of protests". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  14. ^ Huang, Jewel (13 February 2006). "Lo declares candidacy for mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  15. ^ Tsai, June (24 November 2006). "Mayoral hopefuls debate issues". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  16. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (14 November 2007). "Lee Sen-zong to run for DPP in legislative polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  17. ^ Chang, Rich; Ko, Shu-ling (20 November 2007). "Legislator Ho to quit TSU and run as DPP candidate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  18. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (20 November 2007). "TSU unveils legislator-at-large candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  19. ^ Lee, Tuo-tze (June 2010). "Assessing the upcoming five municipal elections" (PDF). Taiwan Brain Trust. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  20. ^ a b Hung, Hseuh-kang; Mazzetta, Matthew (June 2010). "Former lawmaker, retired Navy officer questioned in Chinese spy probe". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  21. ^ Wang, Flor; Hsieh, Hsin-eng (23 October 2024). "Ex-lawmaker acquitted in China espionage case". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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