My Vision for Kaohsiung: Reshaping Party Politics and Public Service in Taiwan’s Democracy

My Vision for Kaohsiung: Reshaping Party Politics and Public Service in Taiwan’s Democracy

Monday, April 15, 2019
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
(Pacific)

Philippines Room
616 Serra Mall
Encina Hall, 3rd Floor, Central (C330)
Stanford, CA 94305

Speaker: 
  • Han Kuo-yu

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NOTE: THIS EVENT IS CLOSED TO THE MEDIA

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Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu

Han Kuo-yu was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in November 2018, becoming the first member of the Kuomintang (KMT) to hold that office since 1998. He served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from Taipei County from 1993-2002, and later became the general manager of the Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation. 

Mr. Han graduated from Soochow University (Taipei) with a degree in English literature, and earned a master’s degree in law from National Chengchi University’s Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies.
 
This event is co-sponsored by the Hoover Institution and the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project, part of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative