Liu Kuo-tsai explained

Liu Kuo-tsai
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Office1:President of the Legislative Yuan
Vicepresident1:Liang Su-yung
Term Start1:18 October 1988
Term End1:2 December 1990
Predecessor1:Ni Wen-ya
Successor1:Liang Su-yung
Office2:Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
President2:Ni Wen-ya
Term Start2:22 February 1972
Term End2:18 October 1988
Predecessor2:Ni Wen-ya
Successor2:Liang Su-yung
Office3:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency3:Taiwan 1st
Term Start3:1 February 1970
Term End3:2 December 1990
Birth Place:Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Miaoli County, Taiwan)
Nationality:Taiwanese
Party:Kuomintang
Alma Mater:Kyoto Imperial University
Kansai University

Liu Kuo-tsai (; 1911–1993) was a Taiwanese politician. Elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1969, he was named deputy speaker in 1972. In 1988, he became the acting President of the Legislative Yuan. The interim designation was removed early next year and Liu stepped down from the position in 1990.

Political career

Born in Miaoli, Taiwan in 1911, Liu graduated from Kyoto Imperial University before studying law at Kwansei Gakuin University, both in Japan. He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1969.[1] [2] On 5 May 1972, Liu was sworn in as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan. Ni Wen-ya was elected speaker.[3] He served three terms in that position before running for President of the Legislative Yuan in 1989.[4] By 1990, Liu was a senior adviser to President Lee Teng-hui and in October, became a founding member of the National Unification Council.[5]

On 12 February 1990, Liu announced his resignation from the Legislative Yuan.[6] Liu died in 1993 due to cardiac arrest stemming from ventricular fibrillation.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Events from day to day. 24 November 2016. Taiwan Today. 1 June 1972.
  2. News: The month in Free China. 24 November 2016. Taiwan Today. 1 June 1972.
  3. News: Legislature names proxy. 24 November 2016. Taiwan Today. 7 May 1972.
  4. News: Experience Gets Nod In Vote. 24 November 2016. Taiwan Today. 2 March 1989.
  5. News: Unification Council To Debut. 24 November 2016. Taiwan Today. 4 October 1990.
  6. Web site: 【歷史上的今天】立法院長劉闊才宣布辭職 揮別政壇 . 2022-03-17 . tw.news.yahoo.com . 12 February 2022 . zh-Hant-TW.
  7. Web site: 前立法院長劉闊才病逝 . 2022-03-17 . 華視新聞網 . zh-Hant-TW.