Kuo Kuo-wen

Kuo Kuo-wen, also known by the English name Robert Kuo,[1] was born on 11 March 1967.[2] He obtained his master's degree in law from National Taiwan University and doctoral degree in political economy from National Cheng Kung University.[3]

Kuo is involved with the labor movement in Taiwan, and was the secretary-general of the Taiwan Labor Front and the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions.[4][5]

In May 2016, he was appointed the deputy minister of labor,[6] and vacated his seat on the Tainan City Council to take the post.[7] In September 2017, he left his position at the labor ministry, citing personal reasons.[8] Considered a potential candidate for the 2020 legislative election,[9] Kuo instead contested a March 2019 legislative by-election in Tainan for the open seat of Huang Wei-cher, and defeated four other candidates.[10] Kuo won the election, though he finished less than three percent ahead of his closest challenger, Kuomintang candidate Hsieh Lung-chieh, in a district that has been considered a stronghold for the Democratic Progressive Party.[11][12] Kuo was sworn in as a member of the Legislative Yuan on 21 March 2019.[13][14] He won a full legislative term in 2020,[2][3] facing Kuomintang candidate Lee Wu-lung.[15][16]