Wu Cherng-dean

Wu Cherng-dean (; born 10 May 1957) is a Taiwanese politician and chemist who is currently the chairman of the New Party.

Education Wu graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, then completed doctoral studies in the United States at Case Western Reserve University, where he earned his Ph.D. in chemistry. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Electrochemical studies of redox systems for energy storage".

Political career Between 2003 and 2006, he was a member of the New Party and served as a legislator. In 2003 he and Sisy Chen joined the People First Party (PFP) legislative caucus.

2014 Kinmen magistracy election On 12 January 2008, he joined the 2008 legislative election as a Kuomintang candidate from Kinmen constituency. However, he narrowly lost the election.

Kinmen County Deputy Magistrate

2016 Mainland China visit In September 2016, Wu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited Beijing, which were Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of Miaoli County), Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of Hsinchu County), Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of Lienchiang County), Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City), Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of Taitung County), Fu Kun-chi (Magistrate of Hualien County) and Lin Ming-chen (Magistrate of Nantou County). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President Tsai Ing-wen took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of One-China policy under the 1992 Consensus. They met with Taiwan Affairs Office Head Zhang Zhijun and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng.

Chairman of the New Party On 21 February 2020, he was elected as the chairman of the New Party.

2023 Mainland China visit On 6 June 2023, Wu visited Beijing, where he met CPPCC chairman Wang Huning. Chinese state-media quoted Wu as saying "only through reunification can Taiwan have a way out".

Family His cousin is actor-singer Wu Chun.