Han Kuo-yu

Han Kuo-yu
MLY
韓國瑜
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
Constituency Taipei County 3
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1999
Constituency Taipei County
Personal details
Born (1957-06-17) 17 June 1957
Taipei County, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Kuomintang
Occupation Politician

Han Kuo-yu (Chinese: 韓國瑜; born 17 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, serving for a time as Kuomintang caucus leader.[1] As a legislator, he became known for his combative personality.[2]

Han is an ally of Chang Jung-wei.[3][4]

Political career

2017 KMT chairmanship election

Han started to work in Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation in December, 2012. In 2017, Han resigned his position as president of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation to enter that year's Kuomintang chairmanship election. His resignation was approved by the board of directors of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation on March 29, 2017. The term as the president ended on March 31, 2017. [5][6] He finished fourth in a field of six candidates. Han is now the director of Kuomintang Kaohsiung Division, starting on September 7, 2017.

2017 Kuomintang chairmanship election
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Wu Den-yih Kuomintang144,408 52.24%
2Hung Hsiu-chu Kuomintang53,063 19.20%
3Hau Lung-pin Kuomintang44,301 16.03%
4Han Kuo-yu Kuomintang16,141 5.84%
5Steve Chan Kuomintang12,332 4.46%
6Tina Pan Kuomintang2,437 0.88%
Eligible voters　476,147
Total votes　276,423
Valid votes　272,682
Invalid votes　3,741
Turnout　58.05%

References

  1. ↑ Hsu, Brian (28 September 1999). "Legislature will cooperate to pass emergency decree". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Han Kuo-yu announces bid for KMT chairmanship". Taipei Times. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Lin, Sean (28 October 2016). "Marketing company upsets Ko". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Lin, Sean (27 October 2016). "Produce company fails to elect new president". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Lin, Sean (12 January 2017). "Han resigns, fueling rumors of candidacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  6. ↑ Yiu, Kai-hsiang; Kao, Evelyn (12 January 2017). "New KMT chairmanship bid announced". Central News Agency. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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