1. Han Kuo-yu, known as Daniel Han, is a Taiwanese politician and retired Republic of China Army officer who is the current president of the Legislative Yuan.
41 Facts About Han Kuo-yu
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Han Kuo-yu was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, representing a portion of Taipei County for three terms.
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Han Kuo-yu later became general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation.
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In 2017, Han Kuo-yu contested the Kuomintang chairmanship, losing to Wu Den-yih.
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Han Kuo-yu was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung in November 2018, and became the first Kuomintang politician since Wu in 1998 to hold the office.
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Han Kuo-yu was the KMT candidate for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, but lost to Tsai Ing-wen.
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On 6 June 2020, Han Kuo-yu was recalled from his position as mayor and officially stepped down on 12 June.
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Han Kuo-yu returned to the Legislative Yuan after winning a party-list seat in the 2024 legislative election.
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Han Kuo-yu took office as member and was elected the president of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024.
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Han Kuo-yu was born in Taiwan to parents from Henan, on 17 June 1957.
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Han Kuo-yu attended National Banqiao Primary School, followed by Paul Hsu Senior High School, Hai-Shan High School, and Heng Yee Catholic High School.
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From 2001 to 2009, Han Kuo-yu studied political science and public administration in Beijing at Peking University, where he was a doctoral Ph.
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Han Kuo-yu won the Zhonghe seat on the Taipei County Council in 1990, and served until 1993, when he took office as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
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Han Kuo-yu was the founding leader of what became the New Taipei City Hakka Association, serving from 1992 to 1998.
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Han Kuo-yu was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992 and remained in office until 2002, serving for a time as Kuomintang caucus leader.
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In January 2013, with Chang's support, Han Kuo-yu became the general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation, a corporation jointly owned by Taipei City and the Council of Agriculture.
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In January 2017, Han Kuo-yu resigned from his position as president of TAPMC to enter that year's Kuomintang chairmanship election.
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Han Kuo-yu finished fourth in a field of six candidates.
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In May 2018, Han Kuo-yu won the Kuomintang's Kaohsiung mayoral primary, defeating rival Chen Yi-min, and was nominated as the party's mayoral candidate.
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Han Kuo-yu defeated Chen Chi-mai in local elections held on 24 November 2018, and became the first mayor of Kaohsiung affiliated with the Kuomintang since Wu Den-yih left office in 1998.
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Han Kuo-yu expressed support for the 1992 consensus and stated that he would form committees dedicated to Cross-Strait relations.
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On 24 February 2019, Han Kuo-yu began a five-day trip to Malaysia and Singapore to discuss business and tourism opportunities for Kaohsiung, his first official overseas visit as mayor.
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Han Kuo-yu visited the Macau Liaison Office and had a dinner with the liaison office's director Fu Ziying.
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In Shenzhen, Han Kuo-yu met with Taiwan Affairs Office Director Liu Jieyi and Shenzhen Communist Party Secretary Wang Weizhong.
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On 9 April 2019, Han Kuo-yu embarked on a nine-day visit to the United States, where he visited Boston, Los Angeles, and Silicon Valley.
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Han Kuo-yu returned to Kaohsiung and resumed mayoral duties on 13 January 2020.
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Han Kuo-yu initially refused calls for him to contest the election, and later stated that he would not participate in the 2019 Kuomintang presidential primary.
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On 5 June 2019, Han Kuo-yu announced that he would stand in the Kuomintang presidential primary.
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Han Kuo-yu registered for the primary three days after his announcement.
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Han Kuo-yu held a presidential election rally on 8 September 2019 at Xingfu Shuiyang Park in Sanchong District, New Taipei, with former president Ma Ying-jeou and KMT chairperson Wu Den-yih in attendance.
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Han Kuo-yu conveyed four main points of his campaign platform, which were to defend the Republic of China, to love Chinese culture, to uphold freedom and democracy and to never forget the struggling people.
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Han Kuo-yu began a three-month leave of absence despite having serving only six months of his term to focus on his presidential campaign, delegating mayoral duties to Yeh Kuang-shih from 15 October 2019.
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On 11 November 2019, Han Kuo-yu officially picked former premier Chang San-cheng as his running mate for the election.
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In November 2023, Han Kuo-yu was ranked first on the Kuomintang's proportional representation party list for the 2024 legislative election.
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Weeks before taking office in the 11th Legislative Yuan, Han Kuo-yu declared interest in contesting the speakership.
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Han Kuo-yu committed several violent acts in his tenure as Taipei County councillor and then Legislative Yuan member.
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On 16 November 1990, during then-Taipei County magistrate You Ching's presentation, Han Kuo-yu threw a thermos at You then ran toward the podium and attempted to choke him.
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In 1993, Han Kuo-yu assaulted Democratic Progressive Party legislator and future president Chen Shui-bian, leaving Chen hospitalized for three days.
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In 1993, following a shooting at a gang leader's funeral, Han Kuo-yu accompanied a gang member who claimed to turn himself in to a police station.
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Han Kuo-yu is married to Lee Chia-fen, with whom he raised three children.
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In January 2022, Han Kuo-yu published a collection of short stories and established the Light Up Foundation, a charity.