Lo Chih-chiang

Lo Chih-chiang
羅智強
Lo in 2025
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 1, 2024
Preceded byLin Yi-hua
Member of the Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 2018 – May 11, 2022
ConstituencyTaipei City District 6
(serving Daan-Wenshan)
Director of the KMT Institute of Revolutionary Practice
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 March 2020
ChairmanJohnny Chiang
DeputiesYu Shu-hui
Huang Chien-hao
Preceded byLin Huo-wang
Deputy Secretary-General of the ROC Presidential Office
In office
6 February 2012 – 30 September 2013
Serving with Liu Bao-guey, Hsiung Kuang-hua
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
Secretary-GeneralTseng Yung-chuan
Timothy Yang
Preceded byKao Lang
Succeeded byHsiao Hsu-tsen
2nd Spokesperson of the ROC Presidential Office
In office
1 March 2010 – 4 May 2011
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byWang Yu-chi
Succeeded byFan Chiang Tai-chi
Personal details
Born (1970-03-26) 26 March 1970 (age 56)
Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan
PartyKuomintang
Other political
affiliations
New Party (1994–1998)
SpouseHuang Xui-Ling
Children2 daughters
EducationNational Sun Yat-sen University (BBA)
National Chengchi University (LLM)
WebsiteFoundation website

Lo Chih-chiang (Chinese: 羅智強; pinyin: Luó Zhìqiáng; born 26 March 1970) is a Taiwanese politician. He is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT). From 2010 to 2013, he was first the spokesperson and then the Deputy Secretary-General of the ROC Presidential Office. He was elected to the Taipei City Council in 2018. In 2020, at the invitation of KMT chairman Johnny Chiang, he assumed the directorship of the party school, the Institute of Revolutionary Practice.

Early life and education

Lo was born on 26 March 1970 in Hualien County, Taiwan. His parents were originally from the Dachen Islands off the coast of Zhejiang, China, and relocated to Taiwan during the 1955 Dachen Evacuation. Lo spent his first three years in Dachen First Village (大陳一村), a settlement in Hualien established for evacuees from the islands. His father, Lo Hsia-yu (羅夏玉), whose name was subsequently registered as Lo A-yu (羅阿玉), had been among those evacuated from the islands. After arriving in Taiwan, his father worked in various manual labor jobs, including construction projects, before securing employment as a dockworker at the Port of Keelung.

In 1973, when Lo was three years old, his family moved to Keelung. He was raised in a working-class household, with an older brother and a younger sister. His mother supplemented the family's income by performing handicraft work at home while caring for the children. His family initially lived in a low-income dwelling in Keelung before they were able to afford an apartment, to which the family moved when he was in elementary school.

After graduating from National Keelung Senior High School, Lo enrolled at National Sun Yat-sen University, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration. As an undergraduate, he became active in the university's debating society. Later, Lo attended law school at National Chengchi University, where he earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in 2004. His LL.M. thesis was titled, A Study of Disputes Concerning the International Legal Status of the Republic of China.

In February 2010, Lo was enrolled in a doctoral program in diplomacy at National Chengchi University. From 2015 to 2016, he was a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School.

Political career

In 1998, Lo ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Kaohsiung City Council as an independent, receiving 3000 votes.

Political staffer

Prior to taking office as the presidential spokesperson, Lo served a spokesperson for the Ma-Siew campaign during the 2008 Taiwanese presidential election and the deputy president of the Central News Agency.

Lo was the deputy campaign manager for Ma Ying-jeou and Wu Den-yih during the 2012 ROC Presidential election.

Lo resigned from his position on 12 September 2013 due to the issues regarding the allegation of the Special Investigation Division of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office against a speaker engaging in influence peddling in a judicial case, as well as other personal and family reasons.

In November 2013, Lo was then awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon by President Ma for his service in the administration.

Political campaigns

On 24 February 2018, Lo announced his candidacy for District 6 of the Taipei City Council, which includes both Daan District and Wenshan District. 25 people registered to stand for the election with 13 open seats. On 24 November 2018, as part of the 2018 Taiwanese local elections, Lo won 40,391 votes, 13.69% of the total votes, becoming the highest vote-getter in the 13th Taipei City Council election, and received the highest number of votes in 20 years.

On 26 November 2018, two days after winning his city council campaign, Lo became the first candidate to his intention to contest the Kuomintang nomination for the 2020 Taiwan presidential election through Facebook. He withdrew from the 2019 Kuomintang presidential primary on 7 April 2019.

On 26 January 2020, after reaching 1 million fans on his Facebook Page, Lo fulfilled his earlier promise and announced candidacy for the 2022 Taipei Mayoral election. Lo declared his candidacy for the Taoyuan mayoralty in April 2022, despite the Kuomintang's repeated requests that he delay his announcement. Lo resigned from the Taipei City Council to focus on his mayoral campaign. After a closed-door meeting of the party's Central Standing Committee later that month, Chang San-cheng was formally nominated, despite the interest of Lo and legislators Lu Yu-ling [zh] and Lu Ming-che.

Leadership positions

In 2020, Lo assumed the unpaid voluntary post as the director of the KMT's party school and educational wing, the Institute of Revolutionary Practice Directorship, along with Taipei City Council Member Yu Shu-hui and Taichung City Council Member Huang Chien-hao as the institute's deputy directors. Lo announced the "Future Salon" series, discussions on current events with experts and three to five young audience members as guests. Former President Ma Ying-jeou and Chairman Jonny Chiang were the inaugural guests of the live stream.

Awards and honors

Personal life

Lo is married to Huang Xui-Ling (Chinese: 黃雪玲) with two daughters.

References

  1. ↑ "Lo Chih-chiang resigns as presidential deputy - Taipei Times". 13 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "KMT Institute Calls for Attempts to Outreach to Youth, Yet Invites Ma Ying-jeou as First Speaker". 28 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "2018 Taipei City Council Election Bulletin: Sixth Electoral District" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Huang, Ming-hsi (2015-03-06). "Sixty Years After Relocating to Taiwan, Lo Chih-chiang's Father Awaits a Return to the Dachen Islands". Central News Agency (in Chinese).
  5. ↑ Wang, Chia-chun (2025-10-06). "Lo Chih-chiang Returns to His Childhood Home in Hualien's Dachen First Village". TaiSounds (in Chinese).
  6. ↑ Huang, Ming-hsi (2015-03-06). "Sixty Years After Relocating to Taiwan, Lo Chih-chiang's Father Awaits a Return to the Dachen Islands". Central News Agency (in Chinese).
  7. ↑ "Interview: Lo Chih-chiang Reflects on His Father, a Dockworker Who Supported the Family After Evacuating from the Dachen Islands". KNews (in Chinese).
  8. ↑ Wang, Chia-chun (2025-10-06). "Lo Chih-chiang Returns to His Childhood Home in Hualien's Dachen First Village". TaiSounds (in Chinese).
  9. ↑ Juan, Ai-hui (2016-08-26). "Lo Chih-chiang, the Freelance Writer". The Merit Times (in Chinese).
  10. ↑ Chen, Hsing-fen (2017-05-01). "Former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Lo Chih-chiang Remembers the Flavors of Home". Future Family (in Chinese).
  11. ↑ Chen, Hsing-fen (2017-05-01). "Former Presidential Office Deputy Secretary-General Lo Chih-chiang Remembers the Flavors of Home". Future Family (in Chinese).
  12. ↑ "Lo Chih-chiang: Legislative Yuan Member Profile" (in Chinese). Kuomintang.
  13. ↑ Juan, Ai-hui (2016-08-26). "Lo Chih-chiang, the Freelance Writer". The Merit Times (in Chinese).
  14. ↑ https://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/cgi-bin/gs32/gsweb.cgi?o=dnclcdr&s=id=%22093NCCU5194005%22.&searchmode=basic
  15. ↑ "Presidential Office Spokesperson to Be Succeeded by Central News Agency Vice President Lo Chih-chiang" (Press release) (in Chinese). Office of the President. 2010-02-25.
  16. ↑ "EALS Visiting Scholars".
  17. ↑ "中華民國總統府". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22.
  18. ↑ "Lo Chih-chiang resigns as presidential deputy - Taipei Times". 13 September 2013.
  19. ↑ "President awards medal to Wang critic Lo Chih-chiang - Taipei Times". 15 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "[PAST EVENT] Social Media in Politics: A Taiwanese Perspective".
  21. ↑ "拋震撼彈！羅智強宣布4階段參選總統！ - 政治".
  22. ↑ "羅智強宣布不選總統了！要吳敦義「快徵召韓國瑜」". 7 April 2019.
  23. ↑ Wu, Jui-chi; Kao, Evelyn (6 April 2022). "KMT's Lo Chih-chiang presses ahead with bid for Taoyuan mayor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 April 2022. Lo himself stated that he had twice postponed the declaration of his candidacy at the behest of the party -- once following a request from the party's Central Committee on March 27, and again after talking with Chu over the phone on April 1.
  24. ↑ Liu, Chien-pang; Liu, Kuan-ting; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (5 May 2022). "KMT Taipei City councilor to resign to bid for Taoyuan mayoral candidacy". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  25. ↑ Liu, Kuan-ting; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (18 May 2022). "KMT picks ex-Premier Simon Chang to run for Taoyuan mayor". Central News Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  26. ↑ "Legislators to join KMT institute as party seeks to attract younger talent - Taipei Times". 21 April 2020.
  27. ↑ "總統主持贈勳典禮-總統府前副秘書長羅智強".
  28. ↑ "2013(兩代組優勝)食豆的海賊".