Liu Ho-jan explained

Liu Ho-jan
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Order1:Acting
Office1:Mayor of New Taipei
1Blankname1:Deputy Mayor
Term Start1:24 September 2023
Term End1:14 January 2024
Predecessor1:Hou Yu-ih
Successor1:Hou Yu-ih (returned)
Office2:Deputy Mayor of New Taipei
1Blankname2:Mayor
1Namedata2:Hou Yu-ih
Himself (acting)
Alongside2:Chu Hsi-jih and Chen Chun-chin
Term Start2:29 January 2021
Predecessor2:Wu Min-jih
Nationality:Taiwan
Birth Place:Taiwan
Party:KMT
Education:National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Liu Ho-jan (; born 1966) is a Taiwanese educator and politician who has served as the acting mayor of New Taipei City from September 2023 to January 2024.[1]

Political career

Before Liu's acting mayorship, he had previously served as the municipal advisor, director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, and deputy secretary-general in the New Taipei City Government.[2]

In September 2023, Liu took the office as acting mayor after the incumbent mayor, Hou Yu-ih, took leave to run in the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 臺師大校友中心 (NCTU Alumni Center). 理化老師變身新北市副市長 劉和然校友穩步蛻變超越層層挑戰. 2021-02-01. 2023-12-02.
  2. Web site: Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-jan. New Taipei City Government. 2021. 2023-11-29.
  3. Web site: 侯友宜正式請假投入2024選戰 副市長劉和然代理. 2023-09-23. 鏡週刊 MIRROR MEDIA. 周怡孜.