Kuo Lin-yung

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Kuo.
Kuo Lin-yung
郭林勇
File:KuoLinYung.jpg
Kuo during his tenure on the Sixth Legislative Yuan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyRepublic of China
In office
1 February 1984 – 31 January 1987
ConstituencyTaiwan 3rd
Taichung City, Taichung County, Changhua, Nantou
Personal details
Born (1946-11-20) 20 November 1946 (age 78)
Yuanlin, Changhua County, Taiwan, Republic of China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyTaiwan Solidarity Union (from 2004)
Other political
affiliations		Kuomintang
EducationNational Chung Hsing University

Kuo Lin-yung (Chinese: 郭林勇; pinyin: Guō Línyǒng; born 20 November 1946), is a Taiwanese politician. During his first term on the Legislative Yuan from 1984 to 1987, he was affiliated with the Kuomintang. He returned to the legislature between 2005 and 2008, representing the Taiwan Solidarity Union. He is also a lawyer who has led the Taichung Bar Association and Taiwan Bar Association, and served as deputy minister of justice. In 2010, he was a member of the Referendum Review Committee convened by the Executive Yuan.

Personal life and education

Kuo was interested in art and painting in elementary school. He played baseball throughout high school, university and graduate school, and was team captain. Kuo also competed in the hurdles and 400m relay.[1] Kuo earned a master's of arts in legal studies at National Chung Hsing University.[2] He led the Taichung Bar Association, and later the Taiwan Bar Association.[2] Kuo married a junior high school teacher. When she retired, she took an art class and was soon joined by Kuo. Kuo returned to painting in 1998 and jointly exhibited his works alongside his wife's for the first time in 2003.[1]

Political career

After stepping down from the Legislative Yuan at the end of his second term in 2008, Kuo succeeded Lee Chin-yung as deputy minister of justice.[3] After Liu Cheng-hung suggested that townships that had 75 percent or higher turnout in the 2008 presidential election be rewarded with NT$1 million in construction funds, Kuo stated that encouraging high turnout was legal, but suggesting support for a specific candidate was not.[4] In 2010, Kuo served on the Executive Yuan's Referendum Review Committee [zh]. As a committee member, he voted for a TSU-proposed referendum question: "Do you agree that the government should sign an ECFA with China?"[5] The committee as a whole voted against the referendum proposal, 12–4 in June 2010, and again, 10–2, in August 2010.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ko, Shu-ling (11 September 2005). "Lawmakers showcase their creative talents". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kuo Lin-yung (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (1 February 2008). "Former legislators who lost their seats recruited to Cabinet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Chang, Rich (11 March 2008). "Justice Ministry to probe high turnout reward plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Loa, Iok-sin; Chao, Vincent Y. (4 June 2010). "ECFA referendum proposal rejected". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Chao, Vincent Y.; Lowther, William (5 June 2010). "Opposition vows '10-year' ECFA fight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Chao, Vincent Y.; Loa, Iok-sin (12 August 2010). "TSU vows to go on after poll is rejected". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
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