Jaw Shaw-kong

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Jaw Shaw-kong

MLY
趙少康
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Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyTaipei County
In office
1 February 1987 – 31 May 1991
ConstituencyTaipei→Taipei 1
Convenor of the New Party National Committee
In office
August 1993 – May 1994
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byYok Mu-ming
Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration
In office
1 June 1991 – 15 November 1992
Preceded byEugene Chien
Succeeded by (acting)
Member of the Taipei City Council
In office
1982–1986
Personal details
Born (1950-05-06) 6 May 1950 (age 71)
Keelung, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang (until 1993; since 2021)
Other political
affiliations		New Party (after 1993)
Spouse(s)Liang Lei
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Clemson University
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMedia personality
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese趙少康
Simplified Chinese赵少康

Jaw Shaw-kong (Chinese: 趙少康; born 6 May 1950) is a Taiwanese media personality and politician.

Education[]

Jaw earned a degree in agricultural engineering from National Taiwan University in 1972, then attended Clemson University in the United States, where he obtained a master's degree in mechanical engineering.[1][2]

Political career[]

Jaw was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1981 and served until 1986, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan.[3] In 1991, he was tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Administration.[2] Against the wishes of his party, the Kuomintang, Jaw resigned from the EPA to seek reelection to the legislature.[4] Despite the party's refusal to support him, Jaw won a record number of votes.[4][5] He later became a member of the New Kuomintang Alliance and the Breakfast Club, set up in opposition to party chairman Lee Teng-hui.[4][6] In August 1993, he co-founded the New Party.[7][8] The next year, Jaw contested the Taipei City mayoralty on behalf of the New Party, and lost to Chen Shui-bian.[5][9] Jaw announced his intention to retire from politics in July 1996.[10]

In 2004, Jaw, a staunch supporter of unification,[11] was invited to debate the referendum on Cross-Strait relations.[12] He was named an adviser to Kuomintang candidates during the 2010 election cycle.[13] In 2017, Jaw reiterated that he was an independent.[14] In February 2021, Jaw disclosed that he had met with Han Kuo-yu in September 2020, who told Jaw that he should return to the Kuomintang and run for the party leadership.[15][16] The restoration of Jaw's party membership was announced on 3 February 2021,[17] and he subsequently expressed interest in contesting the 2021 party leadership election,[17] as well as the primary for the 2024 presidential election cycle.[18][19] Jaw stated on 28 April 2021 that he was no longer considering a run for the Kuomintang chairmanship.[20][21]

Media career[]

Soon after announcing his withdrawal from politics in 1996, Jaw founded UFO Radio.[22] He also owned  [zh] and served as its president.[23][24] In 2006, Jaw acquired the Broadcasting Corporation of China.[25] He has also hosted his own radio and television programs.[26][27][28]

Personal life[]

Though Jaw is of Mainlander ancestry, he is fluent in Taiwanese Hokkien.[29][30] He is married to Liang Lei.[31] Jaw's younger brother Chao Shao-wei has served as president of the Taipei Artist Agency Association.[32]

References[]

  1. ^ Wang, Fei-yun (1 June 1995). "National Taiwan University: Radical Image, Tame Reality". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Lin, Ching-wen (31 May 1991). "President Lee approves Premier Hau's Cabinet shuffle". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. ^ Mindich, Jeffrey H. (1 October 1993). "A Plea For Social Responsibility". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Copper, John F. (2014). Historical Dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China). p. 162. ISBN 9781442243071.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Copper, John Franklin (1998). Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 185. ISBN 9780275962074.
  6. ^ Copper, John F. (2010). The A to Z of Taiwan (Republic of China). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 193. ISBN 9780810876446.
  7. ^ Hsu, Crystal (24 April 2001). "New Party fighting for its life as elections approach". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ^ "New Party offers to support KMT in party portion of legislative elections". Taipei Times. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  9. ^ Copper, John F. (1995). "Taiwan's 1994 Gubernatorial and Mayoral Elections". Asian Affairs: An American Review. 22 (2): 97–118. JSTOR 30172242.
  10. ^ Yu, Susan (3 August 1996). "Jaw of New Party intends to leave politics for radio". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  11. ^ Chang, Yun-ping (24 August 2004). "Disaffected Shen feels the blues and makes the right polling moves". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  12. ^ Huang, Tai-lin (19 February 2004). "Despite referendum debates, PFP sticks to its guns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  13. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (23 June 2010). "BCC boss to serve as KMT adviser for year-end polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  14. ^ Yang, Chun-hui; Chen, Yu-fu; Chin, Jonathan (22 December 2017). "BCC chairman was victim in company's sale, he says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  15. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (2 February 2021). "Jaw asks KMT to restore his party membership". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  16. ^ Yu, Matt; Wang, Cheng-chung; Yeh, Joseph (1 February 2021). "Media personality Jaw Shaw-kong applies to rejoin KMT". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Hsiao, Sherry (4 February 2021). "Jaw Shaw-kong rejoins KMT, eyes chair election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  18. ^ Shan, Shelley (15 February 2021). "Ma, Chiang, Jaw vow to unite KMT". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  19. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (9 February 2021). "Jaw Shaw-kong to seek KMT presidential ticket". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  20. ^ Liu, Kuang-ting; Yeh, Joseph (28 April 2021). "TV personality Jaw decides not to run for KMT chairmanship". Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  21. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (29 April 2021). "Jaw not running for KMT top job". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  22. ^ Hwang, Jim (1 March 2007). "Stay Tuned". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016. Alt URL
  23. ^ Yiu, Cody (27 February 2004). "Controversial UFO radio host resigns in disgust". Taipei Tmes. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  24. ^ Jimmy, Chuang (16 December 2002). "Chen's lawyer strives to be the best of the best". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  25. ^ Tsai, June (6 July 2007). "NCC and public officials battle over Broadcasting Corporation of China". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  26. ^ Chang, Rich (7 January 2006). "Mixed result for president in cash payment libel suit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  27. ^ Lo, Chi-hao James (17 October 2014). "Jiang won't dismiss possibility of resignation over oil scandal". China Post. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  28. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (29 October 2011). "2012 ELECTIONS: Ma acknowledges concerns of pan-blue vote split". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  29. ^ Rubinstein, Murray A. (1994). The Other Taiwan: 1945 to the Present. M.E. Sharpe. pp. 394–395. ISBN 9781563241932.
  30. ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (12 January 1992). "Taiwan Becomes a Tiger With an Identity Crisis". New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  31. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Shan, Shelley (28 June 2007). "NCC accused over approval for BCC". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  32. ^ Wang, Chris (4 December 2012). "Music event to go ahead, TSU says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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