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Kuo Kuo-wen
Taiwanese political scientist and politician (born 1967) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kuo Kuo-wen (Chinese: 郭國文; pinyin: Guō Guówén; born 11 March 1967), also known by the English name Robert Kuo,[1] is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. He has served as secretary-general of the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions and Taiwan Labor Front, as well as a member of the Tainan City Council. He was appointed deputy minister of labor in 2016, and left the position in 2017. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in March 2019.
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Early life and education
Kuo Kuo-wen was born on 11 March 1967.[2] After graduating from Aletheia University with a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), he earned a master's degree in national development from National Taiwan University and, in 2015, his Ph.D. in political science from National Cheng Kung University.[3] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Intergovernmental Relations and Local Finance under Institutional Change: A Case Study of Tainan City Government" (制度變遷下的府際關係與地方財政—以台南市政府為例).[4]
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Activism
Kuo is involved with the labor movement in Taiwan, and was the secretary-general of the Taiwan Labor Front and the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions.[5][6]
Political career
In May 2016, he was appointed the deputy minister of labor,[7] and vacated his seat on the Tainan City Council to take the post.[8] In September 2017, he left his position at the labor ministry, citing personal reasons.[9] Considered a potential candidate for the 2020 legislative election,[10] Kuo instead contested a March 2019 legislative by-election in Tainan for the open seat of Huang Wei-cher, and defeated four other candidates.[11] Kuo won the election, though he finished less than three percent ahead of his closest challenger, Kuomintang candidate Hsieh Lung-chieh, in a district that has been considered a stronghold for the Democratic Progressive Party.[12][13] Kuo was sworn in as a member of the Legislative Yuan on 21 March 2019.[14][15] He won a full legislative term in 2020,[2][3] facing Kuomintang candidate Lee Wu-lung.[16][17]
On May 17, 2024, he snatched documents from Chester Chou, Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan, and fled quickly, creating an internet meme revolving around the Taiwanese politician's spontaneous action.
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