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Hau Lung-pin

郝龍斌　/　かく・りゅうひん

Politician from Taiwan

August 22, 1952 (age 73)　・　Taipei, Taiwan

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My Take

Hau Lung-pin's career is one of the more intriguing pivots I've come across. Born in Taipei in 1952 and trained at National Taiwan University, he was a chemist before turning to politics, eventually serving as Mayor of Taipei. I have a soft spot for technically minded people who move into public life, because they tend to reason from evidence rather than slogans. His time leading environmental policy hints at that same data-driven instinct. Beyond the inevitable political theatre, I'd genuinely like to study how a scientist's discipline shaped his approach to governing a major Asian capital.

Overview

Hau Lung-pin (Chinese: 郝龍斌; pinyin: Hǎo Lóngbīn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hok Liông-pin; born August 22, 1952) is a Taiwanese chemist and politician. As a member of the New Party, he was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1995, and resigned his seat to lead the Environmental Protection Administration in 2001. Hau stepped down from the EPA in 2003 and served as Mayor of Taipei from 2006 to 2014.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Hau Lung-pin
Name (Japanese): 郝龍斌
Reading: かく・りゅうひん
Born: August 22, 1952 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dragon
Origin: Taipei, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Taipei Municipal Chenggong High School
University: National Taiwan University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%9D%E9%BE%8D%E6%96%8C

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