Ker Chien-ming

Minority Leader of the Legislative YuanAssumed office
1 February 2024SpeakerHan Kuo-yuSecretary GeneralRosalia WuPreceded byWilliam TsengMember of the Legislative YuanAssumed office
1 February 2020ConstituencyProportional Representation №8In office
1 February 2016 – 1 February 2020Preceded byLu Hsueh-changSucceeded byCheng Cheng-chienConstituencyHsinchu CityIn office
1 February 2008 – 1 February 2016ConstituencyProportional Representation №2In office
1 February 1993 – 1 February 2008Preceded byHsu Wu-shengSucceeded byLu Hsueh-changConstituencyHsinchu's 1st districtMajority Leader of the Legislative YuanIn office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024SpeakerSu Jia-chyuan
Yu Shyi-kunSecretary GeneralSucceeded byFu Kun-chiActing Chairman of the Democratic Progressive PartyIn office
11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011Preceded byTsai Ing-wenSucceeded byTsai Ing-wenIn office
11 December 2004 – 15 January 2005Preceded byChen Shui-bianSucceeded bySu Tseng-chang Personal detailsBorn (1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 72)
Hsinchu, TaiwanPolitical partyDemocratic Progressive PartyAlma materChung Shan Medical University
Tamkang University

Ker Chien-ming
Traditional Chinese	柯建銘
Simplified Chinese	柯建铭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kē Jiànmíng Wade–Giles Kō Chièn-míng Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kho Kiàn-bêng

Ker Chien-ming (Chinese: 柯建銘; pinyin: Kē Jiànmíng; Wade–Giles: Ke¹ Chien⁴-ming²; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician who is the outgoing majority leader in the Legislative Yuan since 2016, when the Democratic Progressive Party first time won majority seats in Legislative Yuan.

Early life

He 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

Ker is a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party and was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992, representing 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

Democratic Progressive Party
(68 Seats) Kuomintang
(35 Seats) New Power Party
(3 Seats) People First Party
(3 Seats) Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
(1 Seat) Independent
(3 Seats)