Wang Yu-yun

Taiwanese politician (1925–2009)

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)

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.