Ju Gau-jeng

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ju (朱).
Ju Gau-jeng
MLY
朱高正
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1987  31 January 1999
Constituency Yunlin County
Personal details
Born (1954-10-06) 6 October 1954
Yunlin County, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Independent (1998–present)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic Progressive Party (1986–1990)
Chinese Social Democratic Party (1991–1993)
New Party (1994–1997)
Alma mater National Taiwan University, Bonn University
Occupation Politician

Ju Gau-jeng (Chinese: 朱高正; 6 October 1954) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1987 to 1999. He was known for his combative personality, and helped found two political parties.

Education

Ju studied law at National Taiwan University and philosophy at Bonn University.[1][2]

Political career

Ju co-founded the Democratic Progressive Party in 1986, and was responsible for writing the party charter.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time that year.[4] Shortly after taking office, Ju gained the nickname Rambo for his combative personality, which frequently led to him physically fighting other lawmakers.[5][6] Ju was expelled from the DPP in 1990 and founded the Chinese Social Democratic Party in 1991.[7][8] He contested the 1992 legislative elections as a CSDP candidate, which he won.[9] By 1993, Ju had again decided to switch parties. Though he briefly considered joining the Kuomintang,[3] he was named the New Party candidate for governor of Taiwan Province in August 1994.[10][11] As a result, Ju consolidated the CSDP with the New Party on 28 December 1994.[12] He lost the gubernatorial election to incumbent James Soong, but subsequently was reelected to parliament as a member of the New Party in 1995.[13][14] Ju was expelled from the New Party in 1997, and not reelected as an independent candidate in the 1998 legislative election.[15] Ju and Hsu Hsin-liang created the Tangwai round-table forum in February 2003.[16] After his retirement from politics, Ju taught law at Peking University.[17]

References

  1. "Ju Gao-jeng Legislative Profile (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. Kristof, Nicholas D. (16 February 1992). "A Dictatorship That Grew Up". New York Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 Peng, Tammy C. (9 March 1993). "Ju Gau-jeng: man for all parties bids to join KMT". Taiwan Info. Archived from the original on 9 March 1993. Retrieved 16 February 2016 via Taiwan Today.
  4. Yates, Ronald E. (3 June 1990). "`Old Thieves` Take A Beating In Taiwan`s Fight For Democracy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. "Taiwan Adds To Stock Tax". New York Times. Reuters. 29 December 1989. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. Chira, Susan (7 May 1988). "A Rambo Tries to Beat Life Into Dying Legislature". New York Times. Archived from the original on 7 May 1988. Retrieved 16 February 2016 via Sun Sentinel.
  7. "ROC Rambo Gets The Boot; Ju Says 'Bye-Bye' To DPP". Taiwan Today. 9 August 1990. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  8. Teng, Sue-feng (March 1998). "See You in Court--Is Taiwan's press too liable to libel?". Taiwan Panorama. Translated by Barnard, Jonathan. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  9. Holley, David (20 December 1992). "Ruling Party Wins Election in Taiwan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  10. "Taiwan splinter group ropes in 'Rambo'". The Business Times. 23 August 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  11. Copper, John Franklin (1998). Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 44. ISBN 9780275962074.
  12. "1994:The year that was". Taiwan Today. 30 December 1994. Archived from the original on 30 December 1994. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  13. Copper, John Franklin (1998). Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 74. ISBN 9780275962074.
  14. "Taiwan Finally Enacts Measure for Direct Presidential Voting". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 21 July 1995. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  15. Copper, John F. (2010). The A to Z of Taiwan (Republic of China). Scarecrow Press. p. 150. ISBN 9781461672197.
  16. Lin, Mei-chun (23 February 2003). "Round-table forum aims to rekindle `tang wai' spirit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  17. Hsu, Jacky (31 May 2005). "Political 'Rambo' denies knife attack reports". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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