Bruce Linghu Explained

Bruce J.D. Linghu
Office1:Deputy Mayor of Taichung
1Blankname1:Mayor
1Namedata1:Lin Chia-lung
Lu Shiow-yen
Term Start1:6 December 2018[1]
Term End1:24 December 2022
Successor1:Wang Yu-ming
Office2:Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister2:David Lin
Term Start2:24 September 2015
Term End2:20 May 2016
Predecessor2:Andrew Kao
Successor2:Wu Chih-chung[2]
Office3:Taiwanese Representative to Canada
President3:Ma Ying-jeou
Term Start3:August 2014
Term End3:September 2015
Predecessor3:Liu Chih-kung
Successor3:Wu Jung-chyuan
Office4:Taiwanese Ambassador to the Marshall Islands
President4:Chen Shui-bian
Ma Ying-jeou
Term Start4:2007
Term End4:2010
Nationality:Republic of China
Education:National Taiwan Normal University (BA)
Tamkang University (MA)
University of Oxford

Bruce Jung Da Linghu (; born January 1954) is a Taiwanese diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) from 24 September 2015 until 20 May 2016.[3] [4] [5]

Education

Linghu graduated from National Taiwan Normal University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and then earned a Master of Arts in American Studies from Tamkang University in 1979. He then pursued advanced studies at Oxford University in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1983.[6]

Political career

In 1982-1985, he worked under the Department of Protocol and Department of North American Affairs of MOFA and in 1985-1987, he became a special assistant to the Deputy Minister of MOFA. In 1987-1993, he was the senior assistant for the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Los Angeles, United States. In 1993-1995, he became a senior assistant to the Vice Minister of MOFA. In 1995-1997, he was the Division Director of TECO in San Francisco. In 1997-2001, he became the Deputy Director-General of TECO in Los Angeles. In 2001-2004, he was the Deputy Director-General of Department of North American Affairs of the MOFA. In 2004-2007, he was the Director-General of TECO in Auckland, New Zealand.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 December 2018. AFR Vice Chairman Linghu appointed as Deputy Mayor of Taichung City. Association of Foreign Relations. 12 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Minister confident ahead of fisheries talks - Taipei Times. 25 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Bruce Linghu - Principal Officers - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網. 2015-11-06.
  4. Web site: Taiwan's representative to Canada named vice foreign minister. Focustaiwan.tw. 2015-11-06.
  5. Web site: San Gabriel Valley welcomes new director-general at 'Taiwan Embassy'. pasadenastarnews.com. 30 October 2013.
  6. News: Representative Bruce Linghu's C.V.. https://web.archive.org/web/20151117015126/http://www.roc-taiwan.org/CA/ct.asp?xItem=536506&ctNode=8964&mp=77. dead. 17 November 2015. 14 November 2015. Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Canada.