Wang Yu-yun

Wang Yu-yun
Wang Yu-yun
王玉雲
Mayor of Kaohsiung City
	In office; 1 February 1973 – 21 June 1981
Preceded by	Yang Chin-hu
Succeeded by	Yang Chin-tsung
Personal details
Born	22 March 1925; Qieding, Takao, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died	17 August 2009 (aged 84); Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nationality	Empire of Japan (1925–1945); Republic of China (1945–2009)
Political party	Kuomintang
Children	Wang Chih-hsiung (son); Wang Shih-hsiung (son)

Wang Yu-yun (Chinese: 王玉雲; pinyin: Wáng Yǜyún; 22 March 1925 – 17 August 2009) was a Taiwanese politician. He was the Mayor of Kaohsiung City in 1973–1981.

Early life

Wang obtained his education from the police academy.^[1]

Early career

After graduation, Wang opened up his business in ship breaking and steel industries.^[1]

Prosecution

Wang was indicted in April 2000 and was barred from leaving Taiwan starting in 2002. In April 2007, he was sentenced to prison after he was found guilty in misusing the funds of Chung Shing Commercial Bank (Chinese: 中興銀行) for more than NT$80 billion. He failed to report for his jail term, which was to begin on 15 September 2007. Subsequently, he was placed on the wanted list. He was suspected to have fled to Mainland China and had transferred most of his wealth to the mainland and other countries.^[2]^[3]

Death

Wang died on 17 August 2009 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang after a long illness.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ex-Kaohsiung mayor, financier dead in China". The China Post. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ Chang, Rich (30 September 2007). "Wang Yu-yun put on wanted list after skipping jail term". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ Chang, Rich (16 September 2007). "Convicted tycoon vanishes before serving jail time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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[chinapost.com.tw-1] "Ex-Kaohsiung mayor, financier dead in China". The China Post. 19 August 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[2] Chang, Rich (30 September 2007). "Wang Yu-yun put on wanted list after skipping jail term". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[3] Chang, Rich (16 September 2007). "Convicted tycoon vanishes before serving jail time". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

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v t e Mayor of Kaohsiung
Japanese era	Tasuke Iwamoto Gentoshio Saitō Masaharu Imai Gisaburō Kobayashi Shigeharu Matsuo Tairiku Munetō Mō Koshima Takeo Yokoyama Otohiko Nakamatsu
Provincial municipality era	Lien Mou Huang Chung-tu Huang Chiang Liou Hsiang Chen Pau-tai Hsieh Cheng-chiang Chen Wu-chang Chen Chi-chuan Yang Chin-hu
Special municipality era	Wang Yu-yun Yang Chin-tsung Hsu Shui-teh Su Nan-cheng Wu Den-yih Frank Hsieh Chen Chi-mai* Yeh Chu-lan* Chen Chu
Special municipality era (Greater Kaohsiung)	Chen Chu Hsu Li-ming* Han Kuo-yu Yang Ming-jou* Chen Chi-mai
* acting

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Wang Yu-yun
王玉雲


Mayor of Kaohsiung City
In office 1 February 1973 – 21 June 1981
Preceded by	Yang Chin-hu
Succeeded by	Yang Chin-tsung

Personal details
Born	(1925-03-22)22 March 1925 Qieding, Takao, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died	17 August 2009(2009-08-17) (aged 84) Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Nationality	Empire of Japan (1925–1945) Republic of China (1945–2009)
Political party	Kuomintang
Children	Wang Chih-hsiung (son) Wang Shih-hsiung (son)