Hau Lung-pin
Taiwanese politician and chemist (born 1952)
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Hau Lung-pin (Chinese: 郝龍斌; pinyin: Hǎo Lóngbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok Liông-pin; born August 22, 1952) is a Taiwanese chemist and politician. As a member of the New Party, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995, and resigned his seat to lead the Environmental Protection Administration in 2001. Hau stepped down from the EPA in 2003 and served as Mayor of Taipei from 2006 to 2014. He joined the Kuomintang (KMT) in 2006 and has served as vice chairman of the party in 2014 and from 2016 to 2020.
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Hau Lung-pin | |
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郝龍斌 | |
Hau in 2013 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang | |
| In office May 18, 2016 – January 15, 2020 | |
| Chairperson | See list |
| In office April 30, 2014 – November 30, 2014 | |
| Chairperson | See list
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| 12th Mayor of Taipei | |
| In office December 26, 2006 – December 25, 2014 | |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Succeeded by | Ko Wen-je |
| 6th Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration | |
| In office March 7, 2001 – October 6, 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Chang Chun-hsiung Yu Shyi-kun |
| Preceded by | Edgar Lin |
| Succeeded by | Chang Juu-en |
| 8th Convener 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 February 1, 1996 – March 7, 2001 | |
| Constituency | Taipei I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1952 |
| Party | Kuomintang New Party (1990s–2006) |
| Relations | Hau Pei-tsun (father) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Massachusetts Amherst (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agricultural chemistry |
| Thesis | Thermal oxidation and radiolysis of lipids in monolayers (1994) |
Early life and education
Hau Lung-pin was born in Taipei on August 22, 1952. His father, Hau Pei-tsun, was a former premier and four-star general. His ancestral home is located in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.[2]
After graduating from Cheng Kung Senior High School, Hau studied agricultural chemistry at National Taiwan University and received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in 1975. He then completed doctoral studies in the United States, earning his Ph.D. in food chemistry, food science, and agricultural chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1984.[3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Thermal oxidation and radiolysis of lipids in monolayers".[4]
Career
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 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.[6]
Taipei mayoralty
2006 Taipei mayoral election
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 2006 Republic of China municipal elections, defeating DPP candidate and former premier Frank 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 | .svg){kind=small} |
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% |
2010 Taipei mayoral election
Hau was reelected for a second term in November 2010 with 55.65% of the vote, defeating DPP candidate and former premier Su Tseng-chang.
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuomintang | 2 | Hau Lung-pin | 797,865 | 55.65% | .svg){kind=small}  | |
| 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 | ||||||
Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident
Hau spoke at Taipei City Hall shortly after the 2013 Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident involving Taiwan and the Philippines occurred on 9 May 2013 in disputed water of the South China Sea. In his comments, Hau urged the ROC government to take action against the Philippine government by suspending all exchanges with them, banning the recruitment of their workers, sending naval 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]
2013 China visit
In early July 2013, Hau led a delegation to attend the Shanghai–Taipei City Forum in Shanghai. He met with the director of Taiwan Affairs Office Zhang Zhijun and Mayor of Shanghai Yang Xiong. The Taipei 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 signed Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement between Straits Exchange Foundation and Association 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]
Later political career
He was named a vice chairman of the Kuomintang in April 2014 and served until November.[13][14]
2016 legislative election
Hau declared his candidacy for the Keelung City legislative seat in July 2015.[15][16] However, he lost to Democratic Progressive Party candidate Tsai Shih-ying.[17] Hau announced his intention to run for the position of Kuomintang chair on January 21, 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPP | Tsai Shih-ying | 78,707 | 41.45 | ||
| KMT | 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 | |||
| DPP gain from KMT | Swing | ||||
| Turnout | 192,247 | 64.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 298,947 | ||||
2017 KMT chairmanship election
On January 7, 2017, he joined the KMT chairmanship election.[21][22] The vote was held on May 20, 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% | |||||
2020 Kuomintang chairmanship election
Hau resigned his position as a vice chair of the Kuomintang on January 15, 2020, and declared his candidacy for the top post five days later, as party chairman Wu Den-yih had also resigned his post.[23] In the chairmanship election held on March 7, 2020, Hau was defeated by Johnny Chiang.[24][25]
Personal life
Hau is married to Kao Lang-sin, with whom he has three children.[26]
Notes
- Despite Chou's expulsion from the Taiwan Solidarity Union on November 9, 2006, the party could not 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.[8]
- James Soong was Chairman of the People's First Party at the time of the elections, but entered the elections as an independent.[9]