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Taiwanese politician (born 1951)
Tsao Shu-min
曹壽民
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 9 July 2007
Succeeded byHwang Liang-hua
ConstituencyKuomintang party list
Director of the Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government [zh]
In office
12 January 1999 – 31 July 2001
Appointed byMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byHochen Tan
Succeeded byChen Wu-cheng
Personal details
Born (1951-04-18) 18 April 1951 (age 73)
Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University
University of Maryland

Tsao Shou-min (Chinese: 曹壽民; born 18 April 1951) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Tsao earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at National Taiwan University, and completed a master's degree and doctorate in the same subject at the University of Maryland. After returning to Taiwan, Tsao became a professor within the civil engineering department at NTU.

Political career

Department of Transportation, Taipei City Government

Tsao was the first head of Taipei City Government's Department of Transportation [zh] appointed by mayor Ma Ying-jeou. In this role, Tsao discussed the legal classification of scooters, implemented a ban on eating and drinking while riding the Taipei Joint Bus System, and traveled with Ma on a 2001 visit to Hong Kong. In Ma's second mayoral term, Tsao was replaced by Chen Wu-cheng.

Legislative Yuan

Tsao was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2004, via the Kuomintang's party list for proportional representation. As a legislator, Tsao commented on operations of the National Space Organization and China Airlines. Tsao resigned from the Legislative Yuan in July 2007, as his leave of absence from National Taiwan University was due to end, and was replaced by Hwang Liang-hua.

Later career

Tsao later served as chair of Sinotech Engineering Consultants Ltd and taught at Feng Chia University.

References

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  2. ^ "Shou-Min Tsao Adjunct Chair Professor". Feng Chia University. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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  4. Lin, Shu-hui (3 June 2000). "Cleaning up buses takes more than a ban". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. Ko, Shu-ling (11 February 2001). "Ma to lead delegation to Hong Kong". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  6. Ko, Shu-ling (4 August 2001). "Hiker gets apology from Taipei City's transportation head". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  7. Ko, Shu-ling (16 November 2006). "No upgrade yet on NSO status". Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  8. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (9 May 2006). "Chen's flight broke rules, CAA says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  9. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (12 July 2007). "Questions raised about KMT's seat-swap plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  10. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (11 July 2007). "Wang confirms resignation of KMT legislator at-large". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  11. Hsiao, Alison (12 March 2016). "Premier questioned over Beijing-Taipei railway reports". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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