Kang Shih-ju

Kang Shih-ju (Chinese: 康世儒; pinyin: Kāng Shìrú; born 16 January 1964) is a Taiwanese politician.

Kang Shih-ju
康世儒
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 April 2009 – 31 January 2012
Preceded by	Lee Yi-ting
Succeeded by	Chen Chao-ming
Constituency	Miaoli 1
Personal details
Born	(1964-01-16) 16 January 1964 (age 61) Zhunan, Miaoli County, Taiwan
Other political affiliations	Minkuotang (2015–2019) Independent (2009–2015) Kuomintang (until 2009)
Education	Chin Min College (MBA)

Political career

Kang chose to run as an independent in the January 2008 legislative elections, after losing the Kuomintang nomination to Lee Yi-ting.^[1] After Lee was charged with electoral fraud, Kang defeated Lee's wife in an by-election held on 14 March 2009.^[2] He took office on 1 April, and joined the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union's legislative caucus.^[3] He ran for reelection in 2016, as a member of the Minkuotang, and lost.^[4]