1. Hou Yu-ih is a Taiwanese politician, criminologist, and former police officer.
22 Facts About Hou Yu-ih
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Hou Yu-ih has been the incumbent mayor of New Taipei since 25 December 2018.
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Hou Yu-ih was the Kuomintang's official candidate for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential elections.
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Hou Yu-ih first joined the party during the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek.
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The senior Hou Yu-ih then fought in the Chinese Civil War for the Kuomintang before returning to Taiwan from Shanghai.
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Hou Yu-ih obtained his first leadership role, as captain of the Taipei criminal police, in 1980.
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In 1998 Hou Yu-ih was named second in command of the CIB.
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Hou Yu-ih was given the concurrent post of Taoyuan County police chief in 2001 and promoted within the NPA in 2003, becoming the leader of the CIB.
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Hou Yu-ih was named the director-general of the NPA in 2006, becoming the youngest leader of the police force at the time of his appointment.
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Hou Yu-ih was named the president of Central Police University in 2008 and was replaced at the NPA by Wang Cho-chiun.
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Hou Yu-ih originally joined the Kuomintang in 1974, but allowed his membership to lapse during his law enforcement career.
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Hou Yu-ih was recruited to join the Democratic Progressive Party in 2002.
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Eric Chu asked Hou Yu-ih to serve as deputy mayor of New Taipei City in 2010, and Hou Yu-ih rejoined the Kuomintang in 2013.
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Hou Yu-ih served as deputy mayor alongside Lee Shu-chuan and Hsu Chih-chien who left office on 25 February 2014 and 30 June 2014, respectively.
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Hou Yu-ih was promoted from his previous position as deputy mayor on 20 October 2015, as Chu prepared for the 2016 presidential election.
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Hou Yu-ih resigned from the deputy mayorship on 28 February 2018, stating that he would contest the Kuomintang mayoral primary.
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On 6 April 2018, the KMT announced that Hou Yu-ih had won the primary.
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Hou Yu-ih emerged as the winner of the 2018 New Taipei mayoral elections.
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Hou Yu-ih was drafted by the Kuomintang on 17 May 2023 to be its nominee for the presidency.
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Hou Yu-ih officially registered his candidacy with running mate Jaw Shaw-kong on 24 November 2023, ending the possibility of a joint ticket.
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Hou Yu-ih conceded the presidential election to Lai Ching-te on 13 January 2024.
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Hou Yu-ih's firstborn son Hou Yu-ih Ni-wei died on 15 May 1992, in a tour bus fire, which killed 23 people.