Ker Chien-ming

Ker Chien-ming (Chinese: 柯建銘; pinyin: Kē Jiànmíng; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician.

Ker Chien-ming MLY
柯建銘
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
Preceded by	Lai Shyh-bao
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
Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1998 – 1 February 2016
Preceded by	Shih Ming-teh
Succeeded by	Lai Shyh-bao
Personal details
Born	8 September 1951 Hsinchu, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	Chung Shan Medical University Tamkang University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Dentist Manager

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

Early life

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

He is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and has served in the Legislative Yuan since 1993, representing Hsinchu district from 1993 to 2008 and again starting in 2016. From 2008 to 2016, Ker was elected via proportional representation.[1][2] For the 2020 legislative election, Ker returned to Democratic Progressive Party list.[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.