Kang Shih-ju

Kang Shih-ju
康世儒
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 April 2009 – 31 January 2012
Preceded by Lee Yi-ting
Succeeded by Chen Chao-ming
Constituency Miaoli 1
Personal details
Born (1964-01-16) 16 January 1964
Zhunan, Miaoli, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Minkuotang (since 2015)
Other political
affiliations		 Independent (2009–2015)
Kuomintang (until 2009)

Kang Shih-ju (Chinese: 康世儒; born 16 January 1964) is a Taiwanese politician.

Political career

Kang chose to run as an independent in the January 2008 legislative elections, after losing the Kuomintang nomination to Lee Yi-ting.[1] After Lee was charged with electoral fraud, Kang defeated Lee's wife in an by-election held on 14 March 2009.[2] He took office on 1 April, and joined the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union's legislative caucus.[3] He ran for reelection in 2016, as a member of the Minkuotang, and lost.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Li, Ming-hsien (7 April 2007). "KMT struggles to limit legislative candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Mo, Yan-chih (15 March 2009). "Kang beats convicted vote-buyer's wife in Miaoli vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kang takes office". Taipei Times. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Gerber, Abraham (11 September 2015). "MKT announces partial slate for legislative polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
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