Tsai Chi-chang
Tsai Chi-chang | |
|---|---|
| 蔡其昌 | |
Official portrait, 2019 | |
| 15th Vice President of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 1 February 2024 | |
| President | Su Jia-chyuan Yu Shyi-kun |
| Preceded by | Hung Hsiu-chu |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Chiang |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Chuan-chung |
| Constituency | Taichung I |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Taichung County |
| 11th Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League | |
| Assumed office 19 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | John Wu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1969 |
| Party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Tunghai University (BA, MA) National Chung Hsing University (MBA) |
Tsai Chi-chang (Chinese: 蔡其昌; pinyin: Cài Qíchāng; born 16 April 1969) is a Taiwanese politician and member of the Legislative Yuan. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012 and served as deputy speaker from 2016 to 2024. He has served as commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) since 2021.
Early life and education
Tsai was born on April 16, 1969, in Qingshui District, Taichung. He has three sisters.[1] His father, Tsai Ming-lin (蔡銘霖), was a businessman who ran a garment factory.[2]
After high school, Tsai graduated from Tunghai University with a bachelor's degree in history and earned a master's degree in history from the university in 1995.[3] As an undergraduate, he participated in the Wild Lily student movement.[4] He then obtained his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from National Chung Hsing University.[3]
Political career
He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in Taichung's first constituency in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. He was Deputy Speaker of Legislative Yuan from 1 February 2016 until 1 February 2024.[5][6]
In May 2022, Tsai was nominated by the DPP for the Taichung mayoral election.[7]
On 17 August 2022, in the aftermath of then Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan on 2–3 August, China blacklisted seven Taiwanese officials including Tsai as "diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists" due to their support for Taiwan independence. The blacklist bans them from entering mainland China and the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, and restricts them from working with Chinese officials. Chinese state-run tabloid Global Times labelled Tsai and the six officials as "diehard secessionists".[8]
CPBL commissioner
An agreement was reached for Tsai to become commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) in December 2020 as the previous commissioner's term was ending,[9] and he was formally elected to the post on 19 January 2021,[10] succeeding John Wu.[11][12][13][14]
During his first year as commissioner, he further expanded the CPBL from five teams to six teams, with the addition of Taiwan Steel Group.[15]
References
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- ^ a b "Legislative Yuan -Tsai, Chi-Chang".
- ^ 彭蕙珍 (2022-11-12). "清水小工廠長子想接家業，卻意外闖進政治圈…蔡其昌自嘲「平凡到沒特色」只能努力：要把台中變生活首都- 今周刊". www.businesstoday.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (2 February 2016). "First non-KMT legislative speaker is Su". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "LY elects first-ever pan-green leaders". China Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ Su, Chin-feng (1 May 2022). "DPP nominates Tsai Chi-chang for Taichung mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "China imposes sanctions on seven Taiwan 'secessionist' officials". Al Jazeera. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
- ^ Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
- ^ "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.
- ^ Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
- ^ "蔡其昌副院長親自拜訪吳志揚會長 雙方會晤相談甚歡" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 7, 2021.
- ^ 陳, 立勳. "蔡其昌宣布台鋼第6隊 澄清湖球場當主場". ETtoday運動雲. 東森新媒體控股股份有限公司. Retrieved 28 February 2022.