Ker Chien-ming

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ker.

Ker Chien-ming MLY
柯建銘
Official portrait, 2015
Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2024
Speaker	Han Kuo-yu
Secretary General	Rosalia Wu
Preceded by	William Tseng
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2020
Constituency	Proportional Representation №8
In office 1 February 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded by	Lu Hsueh-chang
Succeeded by	Cheng Cheng-chien
Constituency	Hsinchu City
In office 1 February 2008 – 1 February 2016
Constituency	Proportional Representation №2
In office 1 February 1993 – 1 February 2008
Preceded by	Hsu Wu-sheng
Succeeded by	Lu Hsueh-chang
Constituency	Hsinchu's 1st district
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024
Speaker	Su Jia-chyuan Yu Shyi-kun
Secretary General	See list Liu Shyh-fang Cheng Yun-peng Lo Chih-cheng Cheng Yun-peng Liu Shyh-fang Cheng Yun-peng
Succeeded by	Fu Kun-chi
Acting Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011
Preceded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
In office 11 December 2004 – 15 January 2005
Preceded by	Chen Shui-bian
Succeeded by	Su Tseng-chang
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 73) Hsinchu, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	Chung Shan Medical University (BS) Tamkang University (MA)

Ker Chien-ming
Traditional Chinese	柯建銘
Simplified Chinese	柯建铭
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Kē Jiànmíng Wade–Giles Kō Chièn-míng Southern Min Hokkien POJ Kho Kiàn-bêng

Ker Chien-ming (Chinese: 柯建銘; pinyin: Kē Jiànmíng; Wade–Giles: Ke^1 Chien^4-ming^2; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician who serves as minority leader in the Legislative Yuan. From 2016 to February 2024, he was the majority leader, after the Democratic Progressive Party won a majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan for the first time.

Education

He obtained his bachelor's degree in dental science from Chung Shan Medical University and master's degree in management science from Tamkang University.

Political career

Ker is a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party and was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. He represented Hsinchu district from 1993 to 2008, and again starting in 2016. From 2008 to 2016 and again from 2020, Ker was elected via proportional representation.[1][2][3]

References

1. "Legislators: Ker Chien-Ming". The Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
2. "Editorial: Gangsters, gangsters everywhere". Taipei Times. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
3. Wen, Keui-hsiang; Huang, Frances (15 November 2019). "2020 Elections: DPP legislator-at-large list shows diversity". Central News Agency. Retrieved 15 November 2019.

Party political offices
Preceded by Chen Shui-bian	Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party Acting 2004–2005	Succeeded by Su Tseng-chang
Preceded by Tsai Ing-wen	Chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party Acting 11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011	Succeeded by Tsai Ing-wen