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Josephine Chu was born on 16 December, 1950 in Taiwanese, is a Taiwanese politician. Discover Josephine Chu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Sagittarius |
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Josephine Chu Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Josephine Chu Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Josephine Chu worth at the age of 73 years old? Josephine Chu’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. She is from Taiwanese. We have estimated Josephine Chu's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Josephine Chu (born 16 December 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician.
Chu, born in 1950, is of Mainlander descent.
She received a Ph.D. in art and archaeology from Princeton University in 1990 after completing a doctoral dissertation titled "The Chung Yu (A.D. 151-230) tradition: a pivotal development in Sung calligraphy."
She was then a research fellow at the National Palace Museum.
Chu served two terms in the Legislative Yuan, winning the 1995 and 1998 elections.
Throughout her legislative career, she was occasionally covered in local media as a New Party politician, but most often as an independent.
She served in the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 2002.
Chu and Hsu Hsin-liang formed an independent ticket in the 2000 presidential election, finishing fourth.
Chu and Hsu Hsin-liang formed an independent ticket in the 2000 presidential election, won by Chen Shui-bian and Annette Lu.
Chu ran for the Hsinchu district seat in the legislative elections of 2001 with the endorsement of the Gender Sexuality Rights Association, but lost.
Chu has worked to expand LGBT rights in Taiwan, and has advocated for rights of foreign spouses.
Chu backed efforts to maintain an unbiased media, as well as cultural outreach initiatives.
To this end, she supported a proposal by the Taiwan Media Watch Foundation to have government workers barred from working in the media, and has criticized political interference in the Public Television Service.
In 2001, she expressed support for expanding the National Palace Museum to southern Taiwan, a project that was not completed until 2015.
When the United States government announced that it would not ratify the Kyoto Protocol, Chu sought a meeting with the American Institute in Taiwan to argue for the ratification of the treaty.
In 2004, she criticized the Chen Shui-bian administration for backing a NT$610.8 billion proposal to acquire American weapons, saying that the results of the Cross-Strait referendum showed that most Taiwanese did not approve of the action.
After leaving politics, Chu taught at Taipei National University of the Arts.
In 2009, she returned to the National Palace Museum as assistant director of educational outreach, assuming the departmental head position the next year.