Hsu Kuo-yung (Chinese: 徐國勇; pinyin: Xú Guóyǒng; born 7 June 1958) is a Taiwanese politician and media personality who is currently the host for the FTV News political program "National Bravest" since 2023. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again in 2016. Hsu served as the minister of Interior from 2018 to 2022.
Education
Hsu obtained his bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University.[1] He then earned a Master of Arts in law from National Taiwan Ocean University.
Political careers
Hsu served as the Taipei City councillor in 2002 until his inauguration as the member of the Legislative Yuan, in 2005, of the 1st constituency of Taipei City.
2008 legislative election
- Eligible voters: 280,614
- Total votes cast (Ratio): 171,665 (61.17%)
- Valid Votes (Ratio): 169,272 (98.61%)
- Invalid Votes (Ratio): 2,393 (1.39%)
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Ratio | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhuang Wan Yun (莊婉均) | Independent | 1,684 | 0.99% | |
| 2 | Jhang Cing Yuan (張慶源) | Independent | 470 | 0.28% | |
| 3 | Alex Tsai | Kuomintang | 105,375 | 62.26% | 
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| 4 | Syu Jia Chen (許家琛) | Independent | 159 | 0.09% | |
| 5 | Ke Yi Min (柯逸民) | Green Party Taiwan | 1,580 | 0.93% | |
| 6 | Hsu Kuo-yung | Democratic Progressive Party | 60,004 | 35.45% |
In 2016, he returned as a member of the member of the Legislative Yuan for the DPP proportional representation constituency.
In October 2016, after the resignation of the Executive Yuan spokesperson Tong Cheng-yuan, whose role was transferred to National Security Council, Hsu resigned his membership in the Legislative Yuan and succeeded Tong as the spokesperson. Chiu Tai-yuan succeeded Hsu's legislative membership.
In July 2018, then-interior minister Yeh Jiunn-rong was appointed as the new education minister. Then-spokesperson Hsu succeeded Yeh as the interior minister until his resignation in 2022 due health issues.[2]
Media careers
In December 2022, FTV News announces a new political program "National Bravest" (全國第一勇)[note 1] and he will be the host starting 26th of the same month.
Notes
- ^ In his name, Hsu Kuo-yung (徐國勇), the "yung (勇)" means brave in Mandarin, the program uses his name as a rhyme with the program name.
References
- ^ "Hsu, Kuo-Yung". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Lin, Chia-tung; Chin, Jonathan (12 July 2018). "FEATURE: Three new ministers tapped: sources". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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