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'''Ko Wen-je'''{{efn|{{lang-zh|c=柯文哲|p=Kē Wénzhé|poj=Koa Bûn-tiat}}}} ({{lang-zh|c=柯文哲}}; born 6 August 1959), also known by his nickname, '''Ko P''',{{efn|{{lang-zh|c=柯P|p=Kē Pī|poj=Koa Phi}}}} is a [[Taiwan]]<nowiki/>ese, [[hsinchu]] politician and physician who served as the [[Mayor of Taipei|mayor]] of [[Taipei]] from 2014 to 2022. He founded the [[Taiwan People's Party]] (TPP) in 2019 and served as its first [[Party chair|chairman]] until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=I-chia |date=2019-08-07 |title=Ko elected chairman at TPP founding - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/08/07/2003720058 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=[[Taipei Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ko Wen-je resigns as TPP chairman |last1=Kuo |first1=Chien-shen |date=2025-01-01 |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501010011 |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)]] |last2=Mazzetta |first2=Matthew}}</ref>
'''Ko Wen-je'''{{efn|{{lang-zh|c=柯文哲|p=Kē Wénzhé|poj=Koa Bûn-tiat}}}} ({{lang-zh|c=柯文哲}}; born 6 August 1959), also known by his nickname, '''Ko P''',{{efn|{{lang-zh|c=柯P|p=Kē Pī|poj=Koa Phi}}}} is a Taiwanese politician and physician who served as the [[Mayor of Taipei|mayor]] of [[Taipei]] from 2014 to 2022. He founded the [[Taiwan People's Party]] (TPP) in 2019 and served as its first [[Party chair|chairman]] until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=I-chia |date=2019-08-07 |title=Ko elected chairman at TPP founding - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2019/08/07/2003720058 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=[[Taipei Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Ko Wen-je resigns as TPP chairman |last1=Kuo |first1=Chien-shen |date=2025-01-01 |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202501010011 |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)]] |last2=Mazzetta |first2=Matthew}}</ref>


Before entering politics, Ko was a surgeon at [[National Taiwan University Hospital]] and a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Biography at NTUH |url=http://www.ntuh.gov.tw/en/surg/doctors/DR/WenJeKo.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418044701/https://www.ntuh.gov.tw/en/surg/doctors/DR/WenJeKo.aspx |archive-date=2019-04-18 |access-date=2014-09-22}}</ref> He played leading roles in standardizing organ transplant procedures in Taiwan and introducing [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]] (ECMO) technology to Taiwan. Apart from his practice, he is known for his numerous media appearances and interviews as a social and political commentator.
Before entering politics, Ko was a surgeon at [[National Taiwan University Hospital]] and a professor at National Taiwan University College of Medicine.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |title=Biography at NTUH |url=http://www.ntuh.gov.tw/en/surg/doctors/DR/WenJeKo.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418044701/https://www.ntuh.gov.tw/en/surg/doctors/DR/WenJeKo.aspx |archive-date=2019-04-18 |access-date=2014-09-22}}</ref> He played leading roles in standardizing organ transplant procedures in Taiwan and introducing [[extracorporeal membrane oxygenation]] (ECMO) technology to Taiwan. Apart from his practice, he is known for his numerous media appearances and interviews as a social and political commentator.
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Ko's wife, {{Interlanguage link|Chen Pei-chi|zh|陳佩琪}}, was born in [[Penghu]], Taiwan.<ref>[http://125.227.245.53/penghutime/ShwNewsPaper.ASP?Paper_Id=Google,13080759]澎湖是一種血統 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221615/http://125.227.245.53/penghutime/ShwNewsPaper.ASP?Paper_Id=Google,13080759|date=1 February 2014}}</ref> She graduated from Makung Senior High School and [[National Taiwan University]]'s Department of Medicine.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} She is the director of [[Pediatrics]] for Taipei City Hospital, Heping Fuyou Women and Children's Health Branch.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} Ko and Chen have three children: one boy and two girls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.housefun.com.tw/jonboss/article/16768049459 |script-title=zh:聽某嘴大富貴! 柯文哲買到信義線好房 |website=housefun.com.tw|date=4 December 2013 }}</ref> Ko has claimed to have [[Asperger syndrome]],<ref>{{citation |last=Hsu |first=Stacy |title=FEATURE: Discussion continues on Asperger syndrome |date=March 5, 2015 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/03/23/2003614221}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=柯:議場像競技場 念金剛經當超度 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/柯-議場像競技場-念金剛經當超度-215005982.html?guccounter=1 |website=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Taiwan]] |access-date=2021-05-31 |date=2015-10-04}}</ref> but, as of 2014, had not been diagnosed.<ref>{{cite web |title=同僚爆料柯文哲患亞斯伯格症 柯文哲:沒診斷過 |url=http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/tw/twpolitics/phoenixtv/20140913/18186082647.html |website=dailynews.sina.com |access-date=2021-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101350/http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/tw/twpolitics/phoenixtv/20140913/18186082647.html |archive-date=2016-12-02}}</ref> His son has the condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=從小是怪咖 柯文哲很白目 全因亞斯伯格症 |url=http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=19475 |website=[[China Times]] |access-date=2021-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101120349/http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=19475 |archive-date=2015-01-01 |date=2013-05-07}}</ref>
Ko's wife, {{Interlanguage link|Chen Pei-chi|zh|陳佩琪}}, was born in [[Penghu]], Taiwan.<ref>[http://125.227.245.53/penghutime/ShwNewsPaper.ASP?Paper_Id=Google,13080759]澎湖是一種血統 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201221615/http://125.227.245.53/penghutime/ShwNewsPaper.ASP?Paper_Id=Google,13080759 |date=1 February 2014 }}</ref> She graduated from Makung Senior High School and [[National Taiwan University]]'s Department of Medicine.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} She is the director of [[Pediatrics]] for Taipei City Hospital, Heping Fuyou Women and Children's Health Branch.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}} Ko and Chen have three children: one boy and two girls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.housefun.com.tw/jonboss/article/16768049459 |script-title=zh:聽某嘴大富貴! 柯文哲買到信義線好房 |website=housefun.com.tw|date=4 December 2013 }}</ref> Ko has claimed to have [[Asperger syndrome]],<ref>{{citation |last=Hsu |first=Stacy |title=FEATURE: Discussion continues on Asperger syndrome |date=March 5, 2015 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/03/23/2003614221}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=柯:議場像競技場 念金剛經當超度 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/柯-議場像競技場-念金剛經當超度-215005982.html?guccounter=1 |website=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Taiwan]] |access-date=2021-05-31 |date=2015-10-04}}</ref> but, as of 2014, had not been diagnosed.<ref>{{cite web |title=同僚爆料柯文哲患亞斯伯格症 柯文哲:沒診斷過 |url=http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/tw/twpolitics/phoenixtv/20140913/18186082647.html |website=dailynews.sina.com |access-date=2021-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202101350/http://dailynews.sina.com/bg/tw/twpolitics/phoenixtv/20140913/18186082647.html |archive-date=2016-12-02}}</ref> His son has the condition.<ref>{{cite web |title=從小是怪咖 柯文哲很白目 全因亞斯伯格症 |url=http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=19475 |website=[[China Times]] |access-date=2021-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101120349/http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=19475 |archive-date=2015-01-01 |date=2013-05-07}}</ref>


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