Ker Chien-ming

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Ker Chien-ming
柯建銘
Official portrait, 2015
Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2024
SpeakerHan Kuo-yu
Secretary GeneralRosalia Wu
Preceded byWilliam Tseng
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2020
ConstituencyProportional Representation №8
In office
1 February 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded byLu Hsueh-chang
Succeeded byCheng Cheng-chien
ConstituencyHsinchu City
In office
1 February 2008 – 1 February 2016
ConstituencyProportional Representation №2
In office
1 February 1993 – 1 February 2008
Preceded byHsu Wu-sheng
Succeeded byLu Hsueh-chang
ConstituencyHsinchu's 1st district
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024
SpeakerSu Jia-chyuan
Yu Shyi-kun
Secretary General
Succeeded byFu Kun-chi
Acting Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office
11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011
Preceded byTsai Ing-wen
Succeeded byTsai Ing-wen
In office
11 December 2004 – 15 January 2005
Preceded byChen Shui-bian
Succeeded bySu Tseng-chang
Personal details
Born (1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 72)
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materChung Shan Medical University
Tamkang University
Ker Chien-ming
Traditional Chinese柯建銘
Simplified Chinese柯建铭

Ker Chien-ming (Chinese: 柯建銘; pinyin: Kē Jiànmíng; Wade–Giles: Ke1 Chien4-ming2; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician who is the outgoing majority leader in the Legislative Yuan since 2016, when the Democratic Progressive Party first time won majority seats in Legislative Yuan.

Early life[edit]

He obtained his bachelor's degree in dental science from Chung Shan Medical University and master's degree in management science from Tamkang University.

Political career[edit]

Ker is a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party and was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992, representing Hsinchu district from 1993 to 2008 and again starting in 2016. From 2008 to 2016 and again from 2020, Ker was elected via proportional representation.[1][2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Legislators: Ker Chien-Ming". The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  2. ^ "Editorial: Gangsters, gangsters everywhere". Taipei Times. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  3. ^ Wen, Keui-hsiang; Huang, Frances (15 November 2019). "2020 Elections: DPP legislator-at-large list shows diversity". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
Acting

2004–2005
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party
Acting

11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011
Succeeded by