Huang Ta-chou, known as Thomas Huang, is a Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Taipei between 1990 and 1994.
10 Facts About Huang Ta-chou
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Huang Ta-chou chaired the Chinese Taipei Olympic committee from 1998 to 2006.
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Huang Ta-chou graduated from National Taiwan University, where Lee Teng-hui was once his instructor.
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Huang Ta-chou received his PhD in agriculture from Cornell University in the United States in 1971.
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Huang Ta-chou was admired by Lee Teng-hui, who was helpful throughout Huang's political career.
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Huang Ta-chou went back to National Taiwan University in 1984 as a professor, before he was appointed the Secretary-General of Taipei City Government in 1987.
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Huang Ta-chou became the acting Mayor of Taipei in May 1990, replacing Wu Poh-hsiung.
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Huang Ta-chou was appointed National Policy Advisor by President Ma Ying-jeou in 2009.
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Huang Ta-chou was elected the President of Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee in 1997, followed by becoming the commissioner of Chinese Professional Baseball League upon invitation in 1998.
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Huang Ta-chou is currently a professor of Toko University in Taiwan.