Ho Chih-wei

Ho Chih-wei (; born 14 May 1982), also known by his English name Mark Ho, is an American-born Taiwanese management scientist and politician who is the deputy secretary-general of the Office of the President of Taiwan. Ho previously served on the Legislative Yuan for Taipei from 2019 to 2024, and as a Taipei City Councilor from 2010 to 2018.

Early life and education Ho as born in the United States in 1982 to Hsueh Ling.

Political career Ho was elected to the Taipei City Council for the first time in 2010. That year, he was also elected to the Democratic Progressive Party's central standing committee. During the 2012 presidential elections, Ho helped run Tsai Ing-wen's campaign in Taipei. Ho contested a 2014 primary, and secured support from the Democratic Progressive Party for his reelection bid to the city council. In December 2018, the DPP nominated Ho to run in a legislative by-election scheduled as a result of Pasuya Yao's resignation. He faced four other candidates, including Kuomintang nominee Chen Ping-fu, and three independents. Ho was elected to the Legislative Yuan on 27 January 2019, with 38,591 votes, amid a voter turnout of 30.39 percent.