Hau Lung-pin | |
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郝龍斌 | |
.jpg) Hau in 2013 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 18 May 2016 – 15 January 2020 | |
| Chairperson | See list |
| In office 30 April 2014 – 30 November 2014 | |
| Chairperson | See list
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| 12th Mayor of Taipei | |
| In office 26 December 2006 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Deputy | |
| Preceded by | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Succeeded by | Ko Wen-je |
| 6thMinister of the Environmental Protection Administration | |
| In office 7 March 2001 – 6 October 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Chang Chun-hsiung Yu Shyi-kun |
| Preceded by | Edgar Lin |
| Succeeded by | Chang Juu-en |
| 8thConvener of the New Party National Committee | |
| In office March 2000 – March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Ching-hua |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Chi-ta |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1996 – 7 March 2001 | |
| Constituency | Taipei I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-08-22)22 August 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | Kuomintang New Party(1990s–2006) |
| Relations | Hau Pei-tsun (father) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD) |
Hau Lung-pin (Chinese:郝龍斌;pinyin:Hǎo Lóngbīn;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Hok Liông-pin; born 22 August 1952) is a Taiwanese chemist and politician. As a member of theNew Party, he was elected to theLegislative Yuan in 1995, and resigned his seat to lead theEnvironmental Protection Administration in 2001. Hau stepped down from the EPA in 2003 and served asMayor of Taipei from 2006 to 2014. He joined theKuomintang (KMT) in 2006 and has served as vice chairman of the party in 2014 and from 2016 to 2020.
Hau Lung-pin was born inTaipei on August 22, 1952. His father,Hau Pei-tsun, was a formerpremier and four-star general. Hisancestral home is located inYancheng, Jiangsu, China.[2]
After graduating fromCheng Kung Senior High School, Hau studiedagricultural chemistry atNational Taiwan University and received aBachelor of Science (B.S.) in 1975. He then completed doctoral studies in the United States, where he earned hisPh.D. infood chemistry,food science, and agricultural chemistry from theUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst in 1984.[3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Thermal oxidation and radiolysis of lipids in monolayers".[4]
When Hau returned to Taiwan after his doctoral studies, he taught as a professor (1983–88, associate professor; 1988–96, professor) at the Graduate Institute of Food Science and Technology at National Taiwan University. As an educator, Hau won numerous awards including awards for excellence in teaching and in research.[5]
Hau left the Kuomintang in the early 1990s to join theNew 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 PresidentChen Shui-bian. He resigned from that position in 2003.
Hau served as the secretary-general of theRed Cross in Taiwan and rejoined the Kuomintang in January 2006.[6]
On 27 May 2006, Hau was selected as the KMT's candidate for the Taipei mayoral election, winning 60% of the primary vote. He was subsequently electedMayor of Taipei in the2006 Republic of China municipal elections, defeatingDPP candidate and former premierFrank Hsieh with 53.81% of the popular vote.[7]
| No | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Li Ao | 7,795 | 0.61% | |
| 2 | Clara Chou[a] | 3,372 | 0.26% | |
| 3 | Frank Hsieh |  | 525,869 | 40.89% |
| 4 | James Soong[b] | 53,281 | 4.14% | |
| 5 | Hau Lung-pin |  | 692,085 | 53.81% |
| 6 | Ke Tsi-hai (柯賜海) | 3,687 | 0.29% |
Hau was reelected for a second term inNovember 2010 with 55.65% of the vote, defeating DPP candidate and former premierSu Tseng-chang.
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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| Kuomintang | 2 | Hau Lung-pin | 797,865 | 55.65% | .svg)  | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 5 | Su Tseng-chang | 628,129 | 43.81% |  | |
| Independent | 4 | Francis Wu (吳武明) | 3,672 | 0.26% |  | |
| Independent | 3 | Helen Hsiao (蕭淑華) | 2,238 | 0.16% |  | |
| Independent | 1 | Wu Yen-cheng (吳炎成) | 1,832 | 0.13% |  | |
| Total | 1,433,736 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | ||||||
Hau spoke atTaipei City Hall shortly after the 2013Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident involving Taiwan and the Philippines occurred on 9 May 2013 indisputed water of theSouth China Sea. In his comments, Hau urged theROC government to take action against the Philippine government by suspending all exchanges with them, banning the recruitment of their workers, sendingnaval ships and extending their patrol beyond the exclusive economic zone to protect Taiwanese fishermen, retracting the 2013 Dragon Boat Festival invitation extended to the Philippines (an event scheduled to take place in June), bringing the killers to justice, compensating the family of the shooting victim, and suspending the donation of two ROC ambulances to the Philippines. He also advised Taipei residents not to travel to the Philippines.[10][11]
In early July 2013, Hau led a delegation to attend theShanghai–Taipei City Forum inShanghai. He met with the director ofTaiwan Affairs OfficeZhang Zhijun andMayor of ShanghaiYang Xiong. TheTaipei City Government and Shanghai City Government will sign several memorandums regarding libraries, district administration and "1999" city hotline service. The delegation also will discuss about cross-strait business, sports, education and media.
During his stay in Shanghai, he made a statement regarding the recently signedCross-Strait Service Trade Agreement betweenStraits Exchange Foundation andAssociation for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits that China should establish mutual trust with Taiwan, reassure the Taiwanese people and strive for Taiwanese support on the issue.[12]
He was named a vice chairman of the Kuomintang in April 2014 and served until November.[13][14]
Hau declared his candidacy for theKeelung City legislative seat in July 2015.[15][16] However, he lost toDemocratic Progressive Party candidateTsai Shih-ying.[17] Hau announced his intention to run for the position of Kuomintang chair on 21 January 2016, shortly after former party leader Eric Chu had resigned the position following defeat in the presidential elections.[18] Hau dropped out of the chairmanship election a few days later.[19] He was reappointed a vice chairman of the Kuomintang in May 2016.[20]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Progressive | Tsai Shih-ying | 78,707 | 41.45 | ||
| Kuomintang | Hau Lung-pin | 68,632 | 36.15 | ||
| People First | Liu Wen-hsiung | 23,485 | 12.37 | ||
| Minkuotang | Yang Shih-cheng | 19,045 | 10.03 | ||
| Majority | 10,075 | 5.30 | |||
| Total valid votes | 189,869 | 98.76 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2,378 | 1.24 | |||
| Democratic Progressivegain fromKuomintang | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 192,247 | 64.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 298,947 | ||||
On 7 January 2017, he joined theKMT chairmanship election.[21][22] The vote was held on 20 May 2017. He finished third in a field of six candidates.
| 2017 Kuomintang chairmanship election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Hung Hsiu-chu | Kuomintang | 53,063 | 19.20% | ||
| 2 | Han Kuo-yu | Kuomintang | 16,141 | 5.84% | ||
| 3 | Tina Pan | Kuomintang | 2,437 | 0.88% | ||
| 4 | Hau Lung-pin | Kuomintang | 44,301 | 16.03% | ||
| 5 | Steve Chan | Kuomintang | 12,332 | 4.46% | ||
| 6 | Wu Den-yih | Kuomintang | 144,408 | 52.24% | | |
| Eligible voters | 476,147 | |||||
| Total votes | 276,423 | |||||
| Valid votes | 272,682 | |||||
| Invalid votes | 3,741 | |||||
| Turnout | 58.05% | |||||
Hau resigned his position as a vice chair of the Kuomintang on 15 January 2020, and declared his candidacy for the top post five days later, as party chairmanWu Den-yih had also resigned his post.[23] In the chairmanship election held on 7 March 2020, Hau was defeated byJohnny Chiang.[24][25]
Hau is married to Kao Lang-sin, with whom he has three children.[26]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Taipei 2006 – 2014 | Succeeded by |
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