. . . "1st" . . "Mayor of Tainan" . . "Taiwanese politician" . "1959Z"^^ . "William Lai, M.D., also known by his romanised name Lai Ching-te is the mayor of Tainan, Taiwan. He took office in the newly created municipality, formed from the merger of Tainan City and Tainan County, on 25 December 2010. He served as a legislator in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2010."@en . "1959-10-06Z"^^ . . . "Lai, William"@en . . . . "William Lai"@en . . . .