Lo Chih-ming

After graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, Lo studied at National Kaohsiung Normal University and received a bachelor's degree in industrial education. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) from St. Cloud State University and his Ph.D. in industrial education and industrial technology from the University of Iowa in 1991. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "A systematic model for developing technology education as the primary discipline for advancing technological literacy in general education in Taiwan, Republic of China". Lo served four terms in the Kaohsiung City Council as a member of the Kuomintang. He joined the Taiwan Solidarity Union upon its founding in 2001 to run for a legislative seat in Kaohsiung. In 2003, TSU legislator Su Ying-kuei was expelled from the party after charging Lo with illegal lobbying. Despite the accusations, Lo won reelection in 2004 by partnering with Democratic Progressive Party candidates during the campaign, and was named one of the TSU's four caucus whips at the start of his second term. In January 2005, Lo dropped out of a TSU chairmanship election, and Shu Chin-chiang was appointed to the position. After participating in an April 2005 protest, Lo was charged with violating the Assembly and Parade Law, and stepped down as whip until he was cleared.