Tsai Chi-chang

Taiwanese politician (born 1969)

蔡其昌

Official portrait, 2019

15th Vice President of the Legislative YuanIn office
1 February 2016 – 1 February 2024PresidentSu Jia-chyuan
Yu Shyi-kunPreceded byHung Hsiu-chuSucceeded byJohnny ChiangMember of the Legislative Yuan

Incumbent

Assumed office
1 February 2012Preceded byLiu Chuan-chungConstituencyTaichung IIn office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008ConstituencyTaichung County11th Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League

Incumbent

Assumed office
19 January 2021Preceded byJohn Wu Personal detailsBorn (1969-04-16) 16 April 1969 (age 55)
Qingshui, Taichung County, TaiwanPolitical partyDemocratic Progressive PartyAlma materNational Chung Hsing University

Tsai Chi-chang (Chinese: 蔡其昌; pinyin: Cài Qíchāng; born 16 April 1969) is a Taiwanese politician. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in Taichung's first constituency in 2012 and re-elected in 2016. He is currently the Deputy Speaker of Legislative Yuan, having served in this role since 1 February 2016.^[1]^[2] An agreement for him to become Commissioner of Taiwan's Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) was reached in December 2020 as the previous Commissioner's term was ending,^[3] and he was formally elected to the post on 19 January 2021,^[4] succeeding John Wu.^[5]

Education

Tsai obtained his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) from National Chung Hsing University.^[6]

CPBL Commissioner

Tsai Chi-chang became the commissioner for Taiwan's CPBL in January 2021.^[7]^[8]^[9] During his first year as Commissioner, he further expanded CPBL from five teams to six teams, with the addition of Taiwan Steel Group.^[10]

References

^ 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. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
^ 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.
^ "Legislative Yuan -Tsai, Chi-Chang".
^ 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.