Kao Yu-jen
{{Short description|Taiwanese politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Kao ({{noitalic|{{linktext|lang=zh|高}}}})|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kao Yu-jen
| native_name = {{nobold|高育仁}}
| native_name_lang = zh
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| order1 =
| office1 = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = 1 February 1999
| term_end1 = 31 January 2005
| constituency1 = Republic of China
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| successor1 =
| order2 =
| office2 =
| constituency2 = Tainan
| term_start2 = 1 February 1993
| term_end2 = 31 January 1999
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| order3 =
| office3 = Speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly
| deputy3 =
| term_start3 = 20 December 1981
| term_end3 = 19 December 1989
| constituency3 =
| predecessor3 = {{ill|Tsai Hung-wen|zh|蔡鴻文}}
| successor3 = Chien Ming-ching ({{lang|zh-Hant|簡明景}})
| order4 =
| office4 = Vice Minister of the Interior
| minister4 = Chang Feng-hsu
Chiu Chuang-huan
| term_start4 = 9 July 1976
| term_end4 = 22 October 1978
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| successor4 =
| order5 =
| office5 = Tainan County Magistrate
| deputy5 =
| term_start5 = 1 February 1973
| term_end5 = 9 July 1976
| constituency5 =
| predecessor5 = Chin Lu (acting)
Liou Po-wen
| successor5 = Lee Ti-yuan (acting)
Yang Pao-fa
| order6 = Member of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly
| office6 =
| constituency6 =
| term_start6 = 1968
| term_end6 = 1972
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| nationality = Empire of Japan {{small|(1934–1945)}}
Republic of China {{small|(since 1945)}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|8|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kari, Hokumon, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Jiali, Tainan, Taiwan)
| otherparty =
| party = Kuomintang
| relatives = Eric Chu (son-in-law)
| spouse =
| children = Kao Su-po
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| education = National Taiwan University (LLB)
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Kao Yu-jen or Gao Yuren ({{zh|t=高育仁}}; born 30 August 1934) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education and personal life
Kao studied law at National Taiwan University. Eric Chu is married to Kao's daughter Kao Wan-ching. Kao's son Kao Su-po has served as a legislator.
Political career
Kao was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1968, and served a single term. From 1973 to 1976, Kao was Tainan County Magistrate. He was then appointed vice minister of the interior and later served as director of civil affairs within Taiwan Provincial Government. Kao returned to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1981, and became the legislative body's youngest speaker at the age of 47. He stepped down from the assembly in 1989, and failed to secure the presidential nomination for Governor of Taiwan Province, which was given to Lien Chan. Instead Kao assumed the chairmanship of China Television Company and served concurrently as adviser to president Lee Teng-hui. Kao won election to the Legislative Yuan in 1992, allied himself with the "non-mainstream faction" of the Kuomintang in opposition to Lee, and contested the speakership, losing the office to Liu Sung-pan. From 1993 to 1999, Kao represented Tainan County. He was elected to two more term via party list proportional representation, but did not often attend legislative sessions.{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Crystal |title=Newsmakers: KMT legislator finds a voice in revamped career |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2002/10/07/0000171039 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=7 October 2002}}
Business career
Kao held several business interests and executive positions, including in Minyu Machinery, Shang Mao Electronics, and Paoyi Technology, Kuowei Mass Communication,{{cite news |last1=Ko |first1=Shu-ling |title=Chen affirms vow over media ethics |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2003/02/12/0000194237 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |date=12 February 2003}} Twinhead International Corporation,{{cite news |last1=Chou |first1=Cybil |title=Chen pacifies high-technology industry chiefs |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/07/18/0000044155 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=18 July 2000}}{{cite news |title=PROFILE: Appointment as vice premier will put Taoyuan County's Eric Chu to the test |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/09/09/2003453131/1 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 September 2009}} Vtron Technology,{{cite news |last1=Chang |first1=Hsiao-ti |last2=Chung |first2=Jake |title=TSU questions Chu over Vtron contract |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/10/27/2003631037 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=27 October 2015}} Greater Tainan Natural Gas Company,{{cite news |title=EDITORIAL: Explosions cast party-state shadow |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2014/08/20/2003597810 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=20 August 2014}} Euroc Venture Capital Company,{{cite news |last1=Yang |first1=Kuo-wen |last2=Lin |first2=Ching-chuan |title=2012 ELECTIONS: SID probe may influence voters, legal experts say |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2011/12/16/2003520855 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=16 December 2011}} Everterminal,{{cite news |last1=Gerber |first1=Abraham |title=Activists accuse Eric Chu of favoritism |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/17/2003632666 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 November 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2019}} and Tai Tung Communication Company.{{cite news |last1=Chris |first1=Chris |title=TSU candidate bets Eric Chu to stand for mayor |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/06/18/2003593061 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=18 June 2014}}
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Category:Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Tainan Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan
Category:Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Category:National Taiwan University alumni
Category:20th-century Taiwanese businesspeople
Category:21st-century Taiwanese businesspeople
Category:Magistrates of Tainan County