Liu Kuo-tsai

Liu Kuo-tsai (Chinese: 劉闊才; pinyin: Liú Kuòcái; 1911–1993) was a Taiwanese politician. Elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1969, he was named deputy speaker in 1972. In 1988, he became the acting President of the Legislative Yuan. The interim designation was removed early next year and Liu stepped down from the position in 1990.

Liu Kuo-tsai
劉闊才
President of the Legislative Yuan
acting until 24 February 1989
In office
18 October 1988 – 2 December 1990
Vice PresidentLiang Su-yung
Preceded byNi Wen-ya
Succeeded byLiang Su-yung
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
22 February 1972 – 18 October 1988
PresidentNi Wen-ya
Preceded byNi Wen-ya
Succeeded byLiang Su-yung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1970 – 2 December 1990
ConstituencyTaiwan 1st
Personal details
Born1911 (1911)
Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Miaoli County, Taiwan)
Died1993 (aged 81–82)
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materKyoto Imperial University
Kansai University

Political career

Born in Miaoli, Taiwan in 1911, Liu graduated from Kyoto Imperial University before studying law at Kwansei Gakuin University, both in Japan. He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1969.[1][2] On 5 May 1972, Liu was sworn in as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan. Ni Wen-ya was elected speaker.[3] He served three terms in that position before running for President of the Legislative Yuan in 1989.[4] By 1990, Liu was a senior adviser to President Lee Teng-hui and in October, became a founding member of the National Unification Council.[5]

On 12 February 1990, Liu announced his resignation from the Legislative Yuan.[6] Liu died in 1993 due to cardiac arrest stemming from ventricular fibrillation.[7]

References
  1. "Events from day to day". Taiwan Today. 1 June 1972. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. "The month in Free China". Taiwan Today. 1 June 1972. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. "Legislature names proxy". Taiwan Today. 7 May 1972. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. "Experience Gets Nod In Vote". Taiwan Today. 2 March 1989. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. "Unification Council To Debut". Taiwan Today. 4 October 1990. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. "【歷史上的今天】立法院長劉闊才宣布辭職 揮別政壇". tw.news.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 12 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  7. "前立法院長劉闊才病逝". 華視新聞網 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2022-03-17.


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