Hou Yu-ih

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Hou Yu-ih
侯友宜
侯友宜 Hou You-yi.jpg
Hou as Mayor of New Taipei
Mayor of New Taipei
Assumed office
25 December 2018
Preceded byEric Chu
In office
20 October 2015 – 18 January 2016
(acting)
DeputyChen Shen-hsien
Preceded byEric Chu
Succeeded byEric Chu
Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City
In office
18 January 2016 – 28 February 2018
MayorEric Chu
Preceded byHimself
In office
25 December 2010 – 19 October 2015
Serving with Lee Shu-chuan, Hsu Chih-chien and Chen Shen-hsien
MayorEric Chu
Preceded byPosition established
Lee Shu-chuan as Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
Succeeded byHimself
President of Central Police University
In office
21 June 2008 – 24 December 2010
Preceded byHsieh Ing-dan
Succeeded by
Director-General of the National Police Agency
In office
June 2006 – 20 June 2008
Preceded byHsieh Ing-dan
Succeeded by [zh]
Personal details
Born (1957-06-07) 7 June 1957 (age 64)
Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyKuomintang (1975–?, since 2013)
Spouse(s)Jen Mei-ling
Children4
Alma materCentral Police University

Hou Yu-ih (Chinese: 侯友宜; pinyin: Hóu Yǒuyí; born 7 June 1957), also romanized Hou You-yi, is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as Director-General of the National Police Agency from 2006 to 2008 and as acting Mayor of New Taipei City from October 2015 to January 2016. He is the incumbent Mayor of New Taipei since 25 December 2018.

Law enforcement career[]

Upon his graduation from the Central Police University, Hou was sent to the Taipei City Police Department. In 1992, he became an inspector at the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB), a division of the National Police Agency (NPA). Five years later, he led the rescue of the Alexander family.[1] In 1998 Hou was named second in command of the CIB. He was given the concurrent post of Taoyuan County police chief in 2001 and promoted within the NPA in 2003, becoming the leader of the CIB.[2] The next year, Hou was tasked with investigating the 3-19 shooting incident,[3] an assassination attempt on President Chen Shui-bian, a longtime friend.[4] He was named the director-general of the NPA in 2006, becoming the youngest leader of the police force at the time of his appointment.[5] During his tenure, the NPA was criticized for its inadequate response to the 2006 protests led by Shih Ming-teh.[6][7] Multiple Kuomintang politicians also wanted Hou to reopen the investigation on the 3-19 shooting incident. Arms dealer Tang Shou-yi, who had fled to Mainland China by August 2006, had recanted his confession, stating that it was coerced and therefore untrue.[8] Hou was named the president of Central Police University in 2008[9] and was replaced at the NPA by  [zh].[10]

Political career[]

Hou originally joined the Kuomintang in 1975, but allowed his membership to lapse during his law enforcement career.[11][12] Hou was recruited to join the Democratic Progressive Party in 2002.[13] Eric Chu asked Hou to serve as deputy mayor of New Taipei in 2010,[14] and Hou rejoined the Kuomintang in 2013.[12] Hou served as deputy mayor alongside Lee Shu-chuan and who left office on 25 February 2014 and 30 June 2014, respectively.[15][16][17] Later, Chen Shen-hsien was appointed to the deputy mayorship.[18] Hou was promoted from his previous position as deputy mayor on 20 October 2015, as Chu prepared for the 2016 presidential election.[19] Chu lost the election to Tsai Ing-wen, and resumed mayoral duties on 18 January 2016.[20]

Hou resigned from the deputy mayorship on 28 February 2018, stating that he would contest the Kuomintang mayoral primary.[21][22] On 6 April 2018, the KMT announced that Hou had won the primary.[23][24]

hide2018 Kuomintang New Taipei City mayoral primary results
Candidates Place Results
Hou Yu-ih Nominated 55.596%
Chou Hsi-wei 2nd 34.210%
Ching Chieh-shou 3rd 10.194%

2018 New Taipei mayoral election[]

2018 New Taipei mayoralty election result
hide2018 New Taipei City mayoral results[25]
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Su Tseng-chang Democratic Progressive Party 873,692 42.85%
2 Hou Yu-ih Emblem of the Kuomintang.svg Kuomintang 1,165,130 57.15% Vote1.svg
Total voters 　3,264,128
Valid votes 　2,038,822
Invalid votes 　
Voter turnout 　62.46%

Personal life[]

Hou's firstborn son Hou Ni-wei died on 15 May 1992, in a  [zh],[26][27][28] which killed 23 people.[29] He and his wife Jen Mei-ling raised three daughters, Hou Yu-fan, Hou Ni-chia, and Hou Yu-chia.[30]

References[]

  1. ^ Paulo, Derrick (10 November 2019). "Inside the sensational 1997 hostage crisis that rocked Taiwan". Channel News Asia. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (23 June 2003). "Super cop shines as new commissioner". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  3. ^ Young, H.T. (17 March 2006). "Where's debate on 319 probe heading?". China Post. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ Fang, William (23 December 2010). "Hou more loyal to friends than nation". The China Post. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Hou Yu-ih becomes youngest-ever NPA director-general". Taipei Times. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ^ Chang, Rich; Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling (21 September 2006). "Tainan police chief offers resignation over clashes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ^ Chang, Rich (18 September 2006). "Police under fire over scuffling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Wang, Flora (6 December 2006). "KMT lawmakers want new probe into 319 shooting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Premier approves changes". Taipei Times. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Taipei police chief to head NPA". The China Post. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  11. ^ 周, 毓翔 (1 March 2018). "新聞分析－成敗牽動國民黨轉型". China Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "侯友宜回復國民黨籍 朱立倫：無政治考量". Newtalk (in Chinese). 25 December 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  13. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (16 July 2002). "NPA says officers free to join DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Former police chief to be Chu's deputy". Taipei Times. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  15. ^ Culpan, Tim (25 February 2014). "Former Google Executive Named Taiwan's First Technology Minister". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  16. ^ Tsai, P.C.; Lin, Lillian (26 November 2015). "Ex-New Taipei deputy mayor prosecuted for taking bribes". Central News Agency.
  17. ^ Pan, Jason (31 July 2015). "Hsu Chih-chien held in graft probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  18. ^ Hsiao, Alison (28 July 2014). "Ex-minister says he was victim of 'horrible system'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  19. ^ Su, Justin and; Low, Y.F. (19 October 2015). "Eric Chu takes leave from mayoral duties". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  20. ^ Chiao, Yuan-Ming (19 January 2016). "KMT chairmanship vacated as Chu bows out". China Post. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  21. ^ Liu, Lee-jung; Huang, Sunrise; Yen, William (28 February 2018). "New Taipei deputy mayor resigns to run for city's KMT candidate". Central News Agency. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  22. ^ "New Taipei City deputy mayor to run for top job". Taipei Times. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  23. ^ Strong, Matthew (6 April 2018). "Former Taiwan police chief wins KMT primary for New Taipei City mayor". Taiwan News. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  24. ^ Hsu, Stacy (7 April 2018). "KMT wants Hou for New Taipei". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  25. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  26. ^ "侯友宜喪子痛" (in Chinese). Chinese Television System. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  27. ^ "侯友宜悼亡兒 哽咽「一生至痛」". Apple Daily (in Chinese). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  28. ^ "回顧：24年前幼稚園火燒車意外 她衝入火海..." China Times (in Chinese). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  29. ^ "健康幼稚園意外15年 倖存學生現身" (in Chinese). TVBS. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  30. ^ "侯家千金年收千萬！侯：她們很努力". Yahoo! News Taiwan. SET News. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

External links[]

Hou Yu-ih on Facebook

Educational offices
Preceded by
Hsieh Ing-dan 		President of Central Police University
2008–2010 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by
Eric Chu 		Mayor of New Taipei
Acting
2015–2016 		Succeeded by
Eric Chu
Mayor of New Taipei
2018–present 		Incumbent
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