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]

Tsai Chi-chang
蔡其昌
Official portrait, 2019
15th Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 1 February 2024
PresidentSu Jia-chyuan
Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded byHung Hsiu-chu
Succeeded byJohnny Chiang
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Preceded byLiu Chuan-chung
ConstituencyTaichung I
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyTaichung County
11th Commissioner of the Chinese Professional Baseball League
Assumed office
19 January 2021
Preceded byJohn Wu
Personal details
Born (1969-04-16) 16 April 1969 (age 55)
Qingshui, Taichung County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materNational Chung Hsing University

Education

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

CPBL Commissioner

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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

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  1. ^ Hsu, Stacy (2 February 2016). "First non-KMT legislative speaker is Su". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  2. ^ "LY elects first-ever pan-green leaders". China Post. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. ^ Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Legislative Yuan -Tsai, Chi-Chang".
  7. ^ Pan, Jason (27 December 2020). "New CPBL head eyes expansion". The Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  8. ^ "蔡其昌當選第十一屆中華職棒會長" (Press release) (in Chinese). CPBL. January 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.