Hsu Kuo-yung

Hsu Kuo-yung (Chinese: 徐國勇; pinyin: Xú Guóyǒng; born 7 June 1958) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again in 2016. Hsu succeeded Yeh Jiunn-rong as Minister of Interior in July 2018.[1]

Hsu Kuo-yung
徐國勇
32nd Minister of Interior
In office
16 July 2018  7 December 2022
Prime MinisterWilliam Lai
Su Tseng-chang
DeputyHua Ching-chun
Preceded byYeh Jiunn-rong
Succeeded byHua Ching-chun (acting)
Minister without Portfolio
In office
25 December 2017  15 July 2018
Prime MinisterWilliam Lai
Spokesperson of the Executive Yuan
In office
1 October 2016  15 July 2018
Prime MinisterLin Chuan
William Lai
Preceded byTung Chen-yuan
Succeeded byKolas Yotaka
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016  30 September 2016
ConstituencyParty-list ( Democratic Progressive Party)
In office
1 February 2005  1 January 2008
ConstituencyTaipei 1
Councilor of the Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 2002  31 January 2005
ConstituencyTaipei 2nd (Neihu District and Nangang District)
Personal details
Born (1958-06-07) 7 June 1958
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma materNational Chung Hsing University

Education

Hsu obtained his bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University.[2]

Political careers

2008 legislative election

  • Eligible voters: 280,614
  • Total votes cast (Ratio): 171,665 (61.17%)
  • Valid Votes (Ratio): 169,272 (98.61%)
  • Invalid Votes (Ratio): 2,393 (1.39%)
No. Candidate Party Votes Ratio Elected
1 Jhuang Wan Yun (莊婉均) Independent 1,684 0.99%
2 Jhang Cing Yuan (張慶源) Independent 470 0.28%
3 Alex Tsai Kuomintang 105,375 62.26%
4 Syu Jia Chen (許家琛) Independent 159 0.09%
5 Ke Yi Min (柯逸民) Green Party Taiwan 1,580 0.93%
6 Hsu Kuo-yung Democratic Progressive Party 60,004 35.45%

References

  1. Lee, Hsin-fang; Lin, Chia-tung; Chin, Jonathan (12 July 2018). "FEATURE: Three new ministers tapped: sources". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. "Hsu, Kuo-Yung". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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