| Wu Tsung-tsong | |
| Office1: | 1st Minister of Science and Technology Council |
| Premier1: | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
| Deputy1: | Chen Tzong-chyuan Lin Minn-tsong |
| Term Start1: | 27 July 2022 |
| Term End1: | 20 May 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Himself (as the Minister of Science and Technology) |
| Successor1: | Wu Cheng-wen |
| Office2: | Minister without Portfolio of the Executive Yuan |
| Premier2: | Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
| Term Start2: | 27 July 2022 |
| Term End2: | 20 May 2024 |
| Term Start3: | 20 May 2016 |
| Term End3: | 19 May 2020 |
| Premier3: | Lin Chuan William Lai Su Tseng-chang |
| Office4: | Minister of Science and Technology |
| Premier4: | Su Tseng-chang |
| Term Start4: | 20 May 2020 |
| Term End4: | 26 July 2022 |
| Predecessor4: | Chen Liang-gee |
| Successor4: | Himself (as the Minister of Science and Technology Council) |
| Office5: | Deputy Minister of the National Science Council |
| Minister5: | Chen Chien-jen |
| Term Start5: | 25 January 2006 |
| Term End5: | 19 May 2008 |
| Party: | Independent |
| Education: | National Taiwan University (BS) Cornell University (MS, PhD) |
Wu Tsung-tsong (; born 1955) is a Taiwanese politician who served as Minister without Portfolio and the Minister of Science and Technology Council of Taiwan.
Wu obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1977, and master's and doctoral degrees in theoretical and applied mechanics from Cornell University in the United States.[1] He was a professor within the Institute of Applied Mechanics at National Taiwan University.[2] [3]
Wu served as deputy minister of the National Science Council under Chen Chien-jen.[4] He returned to public service as minister without portfolio specializing in technology-related policy upon the presidential inauguration of Tsai Ing-wen in 2016.[5] From this position, Wu commented on several aspects of digital infrastructure,[6] including the implementation of 5G telecommunications[7] [8] and the proliferation of fake news online.[9] He served concurrently on the governmental Board of Science and Technology as a deputy convenor.[10] Wu was retained in his post when William Lai assumed the premiership in September 2017.[11] He remained as Su Tseng-chang replaced Lai in January 2019.[12] [13] Wu succeeded Chen Liang-gee as minister of science and technology at the start of Tsai Ing-wen's second presidential term.[14] [15]