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Han Kuo-yu
Han Kuo-yu (Chinese: 韓國瑜; born 17 June 1957), also known by his English name Daniel Han, is a Taiwanese politician and retired Republic of China Army officer who has served as the president of the Legislative Yuan since 2024.
Han graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy, Soochow University, and National Chengchi University. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, representing a portion of Taipei County for three terms. He later became general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation. In 2017, Han contested the Kuomintang chairmanship, losing to Wu Den-yih.
Han was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung in November 2018, and became the first Kuomintang politician since Wu in 1998 to hold the office. He was the KMT candidate for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, but lost to Tsai Ing-wen. On 6 June 2020, Han was recalled from his position as mayor and officially stepped down on 12 June. He returned to the Legislative Yuan after winning a party-list seat in the 2024 legislative election. Han took office as member and was elected the president of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024.
Han Kuo-yu was born in Taipei County on 17 June 1957. His parents were from Henan. He attended National Banqiao Primary School, followed by Paul Hsu Senior High School, Hai-Shan High School, and Heng Yee Catholic High School.
After graduating from the Republic of China Military Academy, Han studied English literature at Soochow University. He earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in East Asian studies from National Chengchi University in 1988. His master's degree thesis was titled, "A Look at the Negotiations during the 'Two Airlines Uprising' from the Perspective of the Communist Party of China's (United Front) Strategy" (Chinese: 從中共「對臺統戰」策略看兩航談判). His thesis advisor was political scientist Su Chi.
Prior to running for public office, Han worked as a school principal. From 2001 to 2009, Han studied for a doctorate in political science and public administration in Beijing at Peking University, where he was a Ph.D. student.
Han 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. Han was the founding leader of what became the New Taipei City Hakka Association, serving from 1992 to 1998.
He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992 and remained in office until 2002, serving for a time as Kuomintang (KMT) caucus leader. As a legislator, he became known for his combative personality, most famously assaulting, and landing in hospital in the 1990s, the opposition legislator and future president Chen Shui-bian in the Legislative Yuan on one occasion. For their support of the construction of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, Han, Hung Hsiu-chu, Chan Yu-jen, and Lin Chih-chia were targeted with an unsuccessful recall referendum. Subsequently, Han lost reelection to the legislature in 2001. He then served as deputy mayor of Zhonghe under mayor Chiu Chui-yi.
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Han Kuo-yu
Han Kuo-yu (Chinese: 韓國瑜; born 17 June 1957), also known by his English name Daniel Han, is a Taiwanese politician and retired Republic of China Army officer who has served as the president of the Legislative Yuan since 2024.
Han graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy, Soochow University, and National Chengchi University. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, representing a portion of Taipei County for three terms. He later became general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation. In 2017, Han contested the Kuomintang chairmanship, losing to Wu Den-yih.
Han was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung in November 2018, and became the first Kuomintang politician since Wu in 1998 to hold the office. He was the KMT candidate for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, but lost to Tsai Ing-wen. On 6 June 2020, Han was recalled from his position as mayor and officially stepped down on 12 June. He returned to the Legislative Yuan after winning a party-list seat in the 2024 legislative election. Han took office as member and was elected the president of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2024.
Han Kuo-yu was born in Taipei County on 17 June 1957. His parents were from Henan. He attended National Banqiao Primary School, followed by Paul Hsu Senior High School, Hai-Shan High School, and Heng Yee Catholic High School.
After graduating from the Republic of China Military Academy, Han studied English literature at Soochow University. He earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in East Asian studies from National Chengchi University in 1988. His master's degree thesis was titled, "A Look at the Negotiations during the 'Two Airlines Uprising' from the Perspective of the Communist Party of China's (United Front) Strategy" (Chinese: 從中共「對臺統戰」策略看兩航談判). His thesis advisor was political scientist Su Chi.
Prior to running for public office, Han worked as a school principal. From 2001 to 2009, Han studied for a doctorate in political science and public administration in Beijing at Peking University, where he was a Ph.D. student.
Han 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. Han was the founding leader of what became the New Taipei City Hakka Association, serving from 1992 to 1998.
He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992 and remained in office until 2002, serving for a time as Kuomintang (KMT) caucus leader. As a legislator, he became known for his combative personality, most famously assaulting, and landing in hospital in the 1990s, the opposition legislator and future president Chen Shui-bian in the Legislative Yuan on one occasion. For their support of the construction of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, Han, Hung Hsiu-chu, Chan Yu-jen, and Lin Chih-chia were targeted with an unsuccessful recall referendum. Subsequently, Han lost reelection to the legislature in 2001. He then served as deputy mayor of Zhonghe under mayor Chiu Chui-yi.
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