Ker Chien-ming (Chinese: 柯建銘; pinyin: Kē Jiànmíng; Wade–Giles: Ke1 Chien4-ming2; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician who serves as minority leader in the Legislative Yuan. From 2016 to February 2024, he was the majority leader, after the Democratic Progressive Party won a majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan for the first time.
Ker Chien-ming | |
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柯建銘 | |
 Official portrait, 2015 | |
| Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |
| Speaker | Han Kuo-yu |
| Secretary General | Rosalia Wu |
| Preceded by | William Tseng |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Proportional Representation №8 |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 1 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Lu Hsueh-chang |
| Succeeded by | Cheng Cheng-chien |
| Constituency | Hsinchu City |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 1 February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Proportional Representation №2 |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 1 February 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Hsu Wu-sheng |
| Succeeded by | Lu Hsueh-chang |
| Constituency | Hsinchu's 1st district |
| Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Speaker | Su Jia-chyuan Yu Shyi-kun |
| Secretary General | See list |
| Succeeded by | Fu Kun-chi |
| Acting Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| In office 11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| In office 11 December 2004 – 15 January 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Shui-bian |
| Succeeded by | Su Tseng-chang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1951 Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Chung Shan Medical University (BS) Tamkang University (MA) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 柯建銘 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 柯建铭 | ||||||||||||
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Education
editHe obtained his bachelor's degree in dental science from Chung Shan Medical University and master's degree in management science from Tamkang University.
Political career
editKer is a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party and was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. He represented Hsinchu district from 1993 to 2008, and again starting in 2016. From 2008 to 2016 and again from 2020, Ker was elected via proportional representation.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Legislators: Ker Chien-Ming". The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
- ^ "Editorial: Gangsters, gangsters everywhere". Taipei Times. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
- ^ Wen, Keui-hsiang; Huang, Frances (15 November 2019). "2020 Elections: DPP legislator-at-large list shows diversity". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
