Ju Gau-jeng explained

Ju Gau-jeng
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Order:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 1996
Term End:31 January 1999
Constituency:Kaohsiung
Term Start1:1 February 1990
Term End1:31 January 1996
Constituency1:Taiwan 9th→Yunlin County
Term Start3:1 February 1987
Term End3:31 January 1990
Constituency3:Taiwan 4th
Birth Date:1954 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Yunlin County, Taiwan
Death Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Party:Independent
Nationality:Taiwanese
Alma Mater:National Taiwan University, Bonn University
Occupation:Politician

Ju Gau-jeng (; 6 October 1954 – 22 October 2021) was 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] The first instance of legislative brawling in Taiwan involved Ju, and took place on 7 April 1988, after speaker Liu Kuo-tsai had started counting votes on a budget proposal, which passed. Ju jumped onto the speaker's podium, followed by Jaw Shaw-kong, who was attempting to stop Ju. Throughout the altercation, Liu continued counting votes.[7] Ju ran for election in 1989 without the support of the Democratic Progressive Party, and managed to retain his legislative seat.[8] For mounting an independent campaign, Ju was expelled from the DPP in February 1990 and founded the Chinese Social Democratic Party in 1991.[9] [10] He contested the 1992 legislative elections as a CSDP candidate, which he won.[11] As the only member of his party, Ju chose to caucus with the New Party.[12] By 1993, Ju had again decided to switch affiliations. Though he briefly considered joining the Kuomintang,[3] he was named the New Party candidate for governor of Taiwan Province in August 1994.[13] [14] As a result, Ju consolidated the CSDP with the New Party on 28 December 1994.[15] He lost the gubernatorial election to incumbent James Soong, but subsequently was reelected to parliament as a member of the New Party in 1995.[16] [17] Ju was expelled from the New Party in 1997, and not reelected as an independent candidate in the 1998 legislative election.[18] Ju and Hsu Hsin-liang created the Tangwai round-table forum in February 2003.[19] After his retirement from politics, Ju taught law at Peking University.[20]

Ju died in Taipei on 22 October 2021.[21]

Notes and References

  1. News: Ju Gao-jeng Legislative Profile (3). 16 February 2016. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: Kristof. Nicholas D.. A Dictatorship That Grew Up. 16 February 2016. New York Times. 16 February 1992.
  3. News: Peng. Tammy C.. Free China Review. Ju Gau-jeng: man for all parties bids to join KMT. 16 February 2016. Taiwan Info. 9 March 1993. https://web.archive.org/web/20160223091801/http://taiwanreview.nat.gov.tw/fp.asp?xItem=75877&ctNode=103. 23 February 2016.
  4. News: Yates. Ronald E.. 'Old Thieves' Take A Beating In Taiwan's Fight For Democracy. 16 February 2016. Chicago Tribune. 3 June 1990.
  5. News: Taiwan Adds To Stock Tax. 16 February 2016. New York Times. Reuters. 29 December 1989.
  6. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20150525083336/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/07/world/taipei-journal-a-rambo-tries-to-beat-life-into-dying-legislature.html. 25 May 2015. Sun Sentinel. Chira. Susan. A Rambo Tries to Beat Life Into Dying Legislature. 16 February 2016. New York Times. 7 May 1988. Alt URL
  7. News: Han Cheung . Taiwan in Time: Brawls in the Legislature: 'Shame of Taiwan' . 3 April 2022 . Taipei Times . 3 April 2022.
  8. News: A Stormy Session, But A Light Fallout. 23 June 2016. Free China Review/Taiwan Info. 23 July 1990. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911031652/http://taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=9475&CtNode=103. 11 September 2016. Alt URL
  9. News: ROC Rambo Gets The Boot; Ju Says 'Bye-Bye' To DPP. 16 February 2016. Free China Review. 9 August 1990. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310235709/http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=9642&CtNode=103. 10 March 2016. dead.
  10. News: Teng. Sue-feng. Barnard. Jonathan. See You in Court--Is Taiwan's press too liable to libel?. 16 February 2016. Taiwan Panorama. March 1998.
  11. News: Holley. David. Ruling Party Wins Election in Taiwan. 16 February 2016. Los Angeles Times. 20 December 1992.
  12. News: Yu. Susan. New Party completes its nominations. 23 June 2016. Taiwan Info. 26 August 1994. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815174252/http://taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=58544&ctNode=103. 15 August 2016. dead.
  13. News: subscription . Taiwan splinter group ropes in 'Rambo'. 19 February 2016. The Business Times. 23 August 1994.
  14. Book: Copper. John Franklin. Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. 1998. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780275962074. 44.
  15. News: 1994:The year that was. 16 February 2016. Free China Review. 30 December 1994. 10 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310235722/http://taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=60683&ctNode=122. Alt URL
  16. Book: Copper. John Franklin. Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. 1998. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780275962074. 74.
  17. News: Taiwan Finally Enacts Measure for Direct Presidential Voting. 16 February 2016. Los Angeles Times. 21 July 1995. Reuters.
  18. Book: Copper. John F.. The A to Z of Taiwan (Republic of China). 2010. Scarecrow Press. 9781461672197. 150.
  19. News: Lin. Mei-chun. Round-table forum aims to rekindle 'tang wai' spirit. 24 February 2016. Taipei Times. 23 February 2003.
  20. News: Hsu. Jacky. Political 'Rambo' denies knife attack reports. 16 February 2016. South China Morning Post. 31 May 2005.
  21. Web site: 前立委朱高正罹癌病逝 林正杰臉書證實. China Times. 22 October 2021. 22 October 2021. zh-hant.

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