Hau Lung-pin
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Hau Lung-pin
郝龍斌 |
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 Hau Lung-pin at Parade Festival of 2008 Taipei City New Year Countdown Party. |
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| Assumed office December 26, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Ma Ying-Jeou |
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| Born | August 22, 1952 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University (B.S.) UMass Amherst (Ph.D.) |
Hau Lung-pin (Chinese: 郝龍斌; pinyin: Hǎo Lóngbīn; born on August 22, 1952 in Taiwan with ancestral roots in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China) is a politician in the Republic of China (ROC) and is the current Mayor of Taipei. Hau is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT).
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[edit] Biography
Hau Lung-pin is the son of former premier and general, Hau Pei-tsun. He attended the National Taiwan University and graduated in 1975 with a B.S. in Agricultural Chemistry. He then earned a Ph.D. in Food Science and Technology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, in 1983.
When Hau returned to Taiwan after his doctoral studies, he taught as professor (1983-88, Associate Professor; 1988-96, Professor) at the Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology at the National Taiwan University. As an educator, Hau has won numerous awards including awards for excellence in teaching and in research.[1]
Hau left the Kuomintang in the early 1990s to join the New Party. He was elected as a legislator in 1995, and served until his appointment as chief of the central government's Environmental Protection Administration in 2001 under President Chen Shui-bian. He resigned from that position in 2003.
Hau served as the secretary-general of the Red Cross in Taiwan and rejoined the Kuomintang in January 2006.[2]
[edit] Mayoralty
On May 27, 2006, Hau was selected as the KMT's candidate for the Taipei mayoral election, winning 60% of the primary vote. He was subsequently elected Mayor of Taipei in the Republic of China municipal elections, 2006, defeating DPP candidate and former premier Frank Hsieh with 53.81% of the popular vote.[3]
[edit] Electoral History
Taipei Mayoral Election 2007
| No | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| 1 | Li Ao | 7,795 | 0.61% | |
| 2 | Clara Chou [4] | 3,372 | 0.26% | |
| 3 | Frank Hsieh | 525,869 | 40.89% | |
| 4 | James Soong[5] | 53,281 | 4.14% | |
| 5 | Hau Lung-pin |  |
692,085 | 53.81% |
| 6 | Ke Tsi-hai | 3,687 | 0.29% |
[edit] References
- ^ http://english.taipei.gov.tw/TCG/index.jsp?categid=89
- ^ Taipei Times report
- ^ Central Election Committee
- ^ Despite Chou's expulsion from the Taiwan Solidarity Union on November 9, 2006, the Taiwan Solidarity Union cannot 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. (ETtoday Report)
- ^ James Soong is Chairman of the People's First Party at the time of the elections, but entered the elections as an independent.
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| Preceded by Ma Ying-jeou |
Mayor of Taipei 2006 - |
Succeeded by incumbent |
