Daniel Han

Han Kuo-yu is one of the most colorful figures in Taiwanese politics — a Kuomintang veteran who genuinely connects with working-class voters in a way that polished career politicians rarely manage. His 2018 Kaohsiung mayoral win was legitimately jaw-dropping: he flipped a city that had been a Democratic Progressive Party stronghold for decades by riding a wave of economic frustration and sheer personal energy. The guy has a gift for populist theatrics, and his supporters love him fiercely for it. His recall in 2020 showed how polarizing that style can be, but he bounced back hard enough to land the speakership of the Legislative Yuan in 2024, so clearly the story isn't over. Whether you see him as a refreshing outsider or a reckless rabble-rouser probably says more about your politics than his record.

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Name (English)

Daniel Han

Name (Japanese)

韓国瑜

Reading

かん・こくゆ

Born

June 17, 1957 (age 69)

Origin

Banqiao District, Taiwan

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rooster

High school

Paul Hsu Senior High School

University

National Chengchi University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vegetable.han/
• Xhttps://x.com/hankuoyutw
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han%20Kuo-yu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9F%93%E5%9B%BD%E7%91%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8274095

Tags

• politician

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.