Yu Shyi-kun
Yu Shyi-kun ( Chinese 游錫堃 , Pinyin Yóu Xíkūn , born April 25, 1948 in Dongshan , Yilan County , Republic of China in Taiwan ) is a Taiwanese politician and former Prime Minister (2002-2005).
biography
Yu was born in 1948 to a poor peasant family in northeastern Taiwan. Due to the early death of his father, he was forced to finish school at the age of 13 and take up a job. As a result, Yu was only able to finish his later university education at the relatively advanced age of 37. Yu became involved in politics at an early stage and initially joined the Youth Party under Kuo Yu-hsin . He was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Assembly in 1981 and was involved in the Tangwai movement, a kind of civil rights movement against the Kuomintang sole rule. In 1986 he was one of the founders of the Democratic Progressive Party . From 1990 to 1997, Yu was active in the county politics. In 1999 he became general secretary of the DPP under the then chairman Chen Shui-bian . After Chen was elected president in 2000 , Yu became deputy prime minister in the DPP government. He resigned that same year as a result of the so-called Bajhang River Incident. Four workers in the rural community of Alishan were killed here as a result of flooding while the army and police argued over who was responsible for the rescue operation. The incident was seen as symptomatic of the political inexperience of the new DPP government, and Yu assumed political responsibility even though he was not directly responsible. Yu was later recalled by President Chen and served as Prime Minister from January 2002 to 2005.
On January 15, 2006, at a time of crisis when President Chen was suspected of corruption, Yu was elected DPP party leader. In September 2007, Yu, along with two other DPP leaders, Vice President Annette Lu and Secretary General of the National Security Council Chen Tan Sun , was also caught up in allegations of corruption. Yu was accused of embezzling US $ 70,000 while serving as vice premier. On July 3, 2012, both Yu and Lu were acquitted of the corruption charges.
In the run-up to the 2008 presidential election , Yu applied for the top candidacy of the DPP, but was defeated by Frank Hsieh .
In 2014, Yu ran for the DPP candidate for mayor of New Taipei City . He was defeated by his KMT opponent Eric Chu with 48.8% against 50.1% of the votes.
Yu Shyi-kun married Yang Pao-yu in 1978 and has two sons.
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Individual evidence
- ^ A b Roger East, Richard J. Thomas: Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders . Europa Publications Ltd, 2003, ISBN 1-85743-126-X , pp. 508-509 (English).
- ↑ James Hoare, Susan Pares: A Political and Economic Dictionary of East Asia . Europa Publications Ltd, 2005, ISBN 1-85743-258-4 , pp. 346 (English).
- ↑ Allen T. Cheng: The 100-Day Itch. Asiaweek Vol. 26 No. 4, September 1, 2000, accessed on November 20, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Joyce Huang: Yu quits over creek tragedy. Taipei Times, July 26, 2000, accessed November 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Taiwan's top party picks new boss. BBC News, January 15, 2006, accessed November 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Jane Rickards: Taiwan's Vice President, 2 Others Charged With Corruption. September 22, 2007, accessed November 20, 2016 .
- ^ Taiwan Court Clears Ex-Vice President of Graft. The Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2012, accessed November 20, 2016 .
- ^ John F. Copper: Taiwan's 2008 Presidential and Vice presidential Election: Maturing Democracy. In: Hungdah Chiu (Ed.): Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies . tape 1 , no. 192 , 2008 (English, umaryland.edu ).
- ↑ KMT wins 6 seats in mayoral, magistrate elections. Taiwan Today, November 30, 2014, accessed November 20, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yu, Shyi-kun |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 游錫堃 (Chinese); Yóu Xíkūn (Pinyin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Taiwanese politician and prime minister |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dongshan , Yilan County , Republic of China on Taiwan |