Hau Pei-tsun
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Hau Pei-tsun 郝柏村 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Premier of Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 1 June 1990 – 27 February 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||
President | Lee Teng-hui | ||||||||||||||||||
Vice Premier | Shih Chi-yang | ||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Lee Huan | ||||||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Lien Chan | ||||||||||||||||||
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Vice Chairman of Kuomintang | |||||||||||||||||||
In office 18 August 1993 – 14 December 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chairman | Lee Teng-hui | ||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yancheng, Jiangsu, Republic of China | 8 August 1919||||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 March 2020 Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China) | (aged 100)||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery | ||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Kuomintang (1938–1995, 2005–2020) | ||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Kuo Wan-hua
(m. 1950; died 2018) | ||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 sons 3 daughters | ||||||||||||||||||
Military service | |||||||||||||||||||
Branch/service | Hanyu Pinyin Bóchūn | | |||||||||||||||||
Wade–Giles | po2 chʻun1 |
Hau Pei-tsun (
Biography
Born to a well-to-do family in
As commander of the 9th Infantry Division from 1958 to 1961, Hau presided over the 44-day bombardment of
He was a member of the Central Standing Committee of the Kuomintang from 1984 to 1993 and served as Minister of National Defense from 1989 until 1990 when he was appointed Premier. He was appointed by President Lee Teng-hui in part to mollify the conservative mainlander faction within the KMT that had threatened to run a rival presidential ticket in the March 1990 election. Hau's appointment sparked protests by those who believed it marked retrogression toward military rule, while President Lee defended his decision by saying he valued Hau's tough stance on crime. As premier he held high approval ratings (even higher than Lee's)—he was tough on crime and promoted a multibillion-dollar economic development plan to industrialize Taiwan. Hau submitted his resignation in January 1993 after the KMT's poor showing in the 1992 Legislative Yuan election.
Appointed as one of four vice-chairmen of the KMT in the 14th Party Congress (immediately following the defection of the New Kuomintang Alliance) in another effort by Lee to pacify the mainlander faction, Hau served from 1993 to 1995.
He was expelled from the Kuomintang for his support of New Party candidates in the 1995 legislative elections,[5] and was named Lin Yang-kang's running mate in the 1996 presidential election. Hau rejoined the KMT in 2005.[6][7]
1996 Republic of China Presidential Election Result
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President Candidate | Vice President Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
Lee Teng-hui | Lien Chan | Kuomintang | 5,813,699 | 54.0 |
Peng Ming-min | Frank Hsieh | Democratic Progressive Party | 2,274,586 | 21.1 |
Lin Yang-kang | Hau Pei-tsun | Independent | 1,603,790 | 14.9 |
Chen Li-an | Wang Ching-feng | Independent | 1,074,044 | 9.9 |
Invalid/blank votes | 117,160 | |||
Total | 10,883,279 | 100 |
Personal life
He married Kuo Wan-hua and had two sons and three daughters. One of his sons is politician
Hau Pei-tsun died of multiple organ failure at Tri-Service General Hospital on 30 March 2020, aged 100.[10][11] He was posthumously awarded a presidential citation.[12]
References
Citations
- ^ Miao, Tzung-han; Chang, S.C. (6 July 2017). "Ex-premier's presence in China alarms Taiwan's current government". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Profile of Hau Pei-tsun
- ^ "《郝柏村回忆录》在台北正式发表".
- OL 13062852M.(in Chinese)
- ^ Sheng, Virginia (30 August 1996). "Lee restates ruling party's unification, diplomacy goals". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016 – via Taiwan Info.
- ^ Hong, Caroline (7 February 2005). "Lien beckons stray sheep to return to the KMT fold". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ "18 ex-KMT heavyweights rejoin opposition party". China Post. 7 February 2005. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
- ^ 国民党大佬郝柏村夫人病逝 子郝龙斌望低调办后事 (in Chinese)
- ^ 每天讀聖經 郝柏村99歲受洗歸入主名下 (in Chinese)
- ^ Yu, Hsiang; Hsu, Elizabeth (30 March 2020). "Former Premier Hau Pei-tsun dies at 100". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Chung, Lawrence (30 March 2020). "Former Taiwan premier Hau Pei-tsun dies aged 100 after life as soldier and statesman". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ Hetherington, William (2 April 2020). "Hau contributed greatly to nation: Tsai". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Sources
- Denny Roy, Taiwan: A Political History (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003)
External links
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