| Robert Kuo | |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hant |
| Honorific Suffix: | MLY |
| Office1: | Member of the Legislative Yuan |
| Constituency1: | Tainan II |
| Term Start1: | 21 March 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Huang Wei-che |
| Office2: | Deputy Minister of Labor |
| Term Start2: | 20 May 2016 |
| Term End2: | 7 September 2017 |
| Predecessor2: | Hau Fong-ming |
| Successor2: | Shih Keh-her |
| Office3: | Tainan City Councillor |
| Term Start3: | 25 December 2010 |
| Term End3: | 19 May 2016 |
| Constituency3: | Tainan IX |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Guanmiao, Tainan County, Taiwan |
| Nationality: | Taiwan |
| Alma Mater: | National Taiwan University National Cheng Kung University |
Kuo Kuo-wen (; born 11 March 1967) or Robert Kuo is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as secretary-general of the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions and Taiwan Labor Front, as well as a member of the Tainan City Council. He was appointed deputy minister of labor in 2016, and left the position in 2017. He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in March 2019.
Kuo Kuo-wen, also known by the English name Robert Kuo,[1] was born on 11 March 1967.[2] He obtained his master's degree in law from National Taiwan University and doctoral degree in political economy from National Cheng Kung University.[3]
Kuo is involved with the labor movement in Taiwan, and was the secretary-general of the and the Taiwan Confederation of Trade Unions.[4] [5]
In May 2016, he was appointed the deputy minister of labor,[6] and vacated his seat on the Tainan City Council to take the post.[7] In September 2017, he left his position at the labor ministry, citing personal reasons.[8] Considered a potential candidate for the 2020 legislative election,[9] Kuo instead contested a March 2019 legislative by-election in Tainan for the open seat of Huang Wei-cher, and defeated four other candidates.[10] Kuo won the election, though he finished less than three percent ahead of his closest challenger, Kuomintang candidate, in a district that has been considered a stronghold for the Democratic Progressive Party.[11] [12] Kuo was sworn in as a member of the Legislative Yuan on 21 March 2019.[13] [14] He won a full legislative term in 2020,[2] [3] facing Kuomintang candidate .[15] [16]
On May 17, 2024, he snatched documents from Chester Chou, Secretary-General of the Legislative Yuan, and fled quickly, creating an internet meme revolving around the Taiwanese politicians spontaneous action.