Hau Lung-pin
Hau Lung-pin MLY | |
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郝龍斌 | |
Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
In office 18 May 2016 – 15 January 2020 | |
Chairperson | See list |
In office 30 April 2014 – 30 November 2014 | |
Chairperson | See list
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12th Mayor of Taipei | |
In office 26 December 2006 – 25 December 2014 | |
Deputy | See list |
Preceded by | Taipei I |
Personal details | |
Born | Taipei, Taiwan | 22 August 1952
Nationality | Taiwan |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Other political affiliations | New Party (1990s–2006) |
Relations | Hau Pei-tsun (father) |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Hau Lung-pin (
Early life
Hau Lung-pin is the son of former
When Hau returned to Taiwan after his doctoral studies, he taught as a professor (1983–88, Associate Professor; 1988–96, Professor) at the Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology at National Taiwan University. As an educator, Hau won numerous awards including awards for excellence in teaching and in research.[2]
Hau left the Kuomintang in the early 1990s to join the
Hau served as the secretary-general of the
Taipei mayoralty
2006 Taipei mayoral election
On 27 May 2006, Hau was selected as the KMT's candidate for the Taipei mayoral election, winning 60% of the primary vote. He was subsequently elected
No | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Li Ao | 7,795 | 0.61% | |
2 | Clara Chou[a] | 3,372 | 0.26% | |
3 | Frank Hsieh | 525,869 | 40.89% | |
4 | James Soong[b] | 53,281 | 4.14% | |
5 | Hau Lung-pin | 692,085 | 53.81% | |
6 | Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海) | 3,687 | 0.29% |
2010 Taipei mayoral election
Hau was reelected for a second term in
Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) | 2 | Hau Lung-pin | 797,865 | 55.65% | ||
Democratic Progressive Party | 5 | Su Tseng-chang | 628,129 | 43.81% | ||
Independent | 4 | Francis Wu (吳武明) | 3,672 | 0.26% | ||
Independent | 3 | Helen Hsiao (蕭淑華) | 2,238 | 0.16% | ||
Independent | 1 | Wu Yen-cheng (吳炎成) | 1,832 | 0.13% | ||
Total | 1,433,736 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout |
Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident
Hau spoke at
2013 China visit
In early July 2013, Hau led a delegation to attend the Shanghai-Taipei City Forum in Shanghai. He met with the Director of Taiwan Affairs Office Zhang Zhijun and Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong. The Taipei City Government and Shanghai City Government will sign several memorandums regarding libraries, district administration and "1999" city hotline service. The delegation also will discuss about cross-strait business, sports, education and media.
During his stay in Shanghai, he made a statement regarding the recently signed Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement between Straits Exchange Foundation and Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits that China should establish mutual trust with Taiwan, reassure the Taiwanese people and strive for Taiwanese support on the issue.[9]
Later political career
He was named a vice chairman of the Kuomintang in April 2014 and served until November.[10][11]
2016 legislative election
Hau declared his candidacy for the
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DPP | Tsai Shih-ying | 78,707 | 41.45 | ||
Kuomintang | Hau Lung-pin | 68,632 | 36.15 | ||
People First
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Liu Wen-hsiung | 23,485 | 12.37 | ||
Minkuotang | Yang Shicheng | 19,045 | 10.03 | ||
Majority | 10,075 | 5.30 | |||
Total valid votes | 189,869 | 98.76 | |||
Rejected ballots | 2,378 | 1.24 | |||
DPP gain from Kuomintang | Swing | ||||
Turnout | 192,247 | 64.31 | |||
Registered electors | 298,947 |
2017 KMT chairmanship election
On 7 January 2017, he joined the KMT chairmanship election.[18][19] The vote was held on 20 May 2017. He finished third in a field of six candidates.
2017 Kuomintang chairmanship election | ||||||
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No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
1 | Hung Hsiu-chu | Kuomintang | 53,063 | 19.20% | ||
2 | Han Kuo-yu | Kuomintang | 16,141 | 5.84% | ||
3 | Tina Pan | Kuomintang | 2,437 | 0.88% | ||
4 | Hau Lung-pin | Kuomintang | 44,301 | 16.03% | ||
5 | Steve Chan | Kuomintang | 12,332 | 4.46% | ||
6 | Wu Den-yih | Kuomintang | 144,408 | 52.24% | ||
Eligible voters | 476,147 | |||||
Total votes | 276,423 | |||||
Valid votes | 272,682 | |||||
Invalid votes | 3,741 | |||||
Turnout | 58.05% |
2020 Kuomintang chairmanship election
Hau resigned his position as a vice chair of the Kuomintang on 15 January 2020, and declared his candidacy for the top post five days later, as party chairman Wu Den-yih had also resigned his post.[20] In the chairmanship election held on 7 March 2020, Hau was defeated by Johnny Chiang.[21][22]
Personal life
Hau is married to Kao Lang-sin, with whom he has three children.[23]
Notes
- ^ Despite Chou's expulsion from the Taiwan Solidarity Union on November 9, 2006, the party could not withdraw their recommendation for Chou under Republic of China's Public Officials Election and Recall Law. She would still contest the elections as a TSU candidate.[5]
- People's First Party at the time of the elections, but entered the elections as an independent.[6]
References
- ^ Mo, Yan-chih (March 20, 2013). "Hau picks real-estate pro as his new deputy mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Taipei City Government". Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
- ^ "Hau Lung-bin returns to KMT fold to seek Taipei post". taipeitimes.com. January 20, 2006. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ Central Election Committee[permanent dead link]
- ^ "TSU expels Taipei mayoral candidate". China Post. November 10, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (December 10, 2006). "Elections 2006: People First Party chairman announces an end to his career". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- ^ "Death on the High Seas: Ma issues ultimatum over fisherman's death". Taipei Times. April 24, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Cities to halt exchanges with Philippine counterparts". The China Post. May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ "Taipei mayor sets off on trip to China, Russia". The China Post. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (May 1, 2014). "President designates trio to replace KMT vice chairmen". Taipei Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ "Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou expected to step down as Kuomintang chairman on Dec 3". straitstimes.com. November 30, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin launches bid for Keelung legislative seat". China Post. Central News Agency. July 11, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ Lin, Hsin-han; Hsiao, Alison (July 19, 2015). "Hau Lung-bin enlists in KMT's Keelung primary". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ Chen, Wei-han (January 17, 2016). "'League' candidates win three of eight Taipei constituencies". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (January 22, 2016). "Hau Lung-bin in bid for new KMT chairmanship". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (January 28, 2016). "Acting chairperson in KMT race". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (May 19, 2016). "KMT committee approves three vice chairmen". Taipei Times. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ^ Hsiao, Alison (January 8, 2017). "Hau Lung-bin to run for top KMT job". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Lin, Liang-sheng; Hetherington, William (January 9, 2017). "Hung shows up at event unannounced". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ Maxon, Ann (January 22, 2020). "KMT's Hau calls for new cross-strait policy". Taipei Times. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chen, Yun; Chung, Jake (March 8, 2020). "Johnny Chiang sweeps KMT vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ^ Lim, Emerson (March 7, 2020). "Legislator Chiang Chi-chen elected KMT chairman". Central News Agency. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ "Hau Lung-pin's winding route to city hall". South China Morning Post. December 7, 2007. Retrieved January 18, 2016.