Kao Chia-yu (Chinese: 高嘉瑜; pinyin: Gāo Jiāyú; born 17 October 1980) is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She was elected to the National Assembly in 2005. Upon assuming office, she became the youngest person to ever be seated in that legislative body. Between 2010 and 2020, Kao was a Taipei City Councillor. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020.
Kao Chia-yu | |
|---|---|
高嘉瑜 | |
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2020 – 31 January 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Yen-hsiu |
| Succeeded by | Lee Yen-hsiu |
| Constituency | Taipei IV |
| Taipei City Councillor | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Taipei City District 2 (Neihu, Nangang) |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2005 – 7 June 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1980 Qidu District, Keelung, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Early life and education
editBorn in Keelung on 17 October 1980,[1] Kao is the eldest in the family, with a sister and a brother. Her parents own a provision store.[2][3]
She studied in the prestigious Taipei First Girls' High School, and proceeded to study law in the National Taiwan University (NTU). She now holds a Master's degree in Cross-Strait relations research from the NTU Graduate Institute of National Development. During her study in NTU, she became the 14th President of the NTU Student Association.[4]
Political career
editKao became an assistant of Legislative Yuan member Luo Wen-jia. She later won the 2005 National Assembly election and became the youngest member of the National Assembly in Republic of China history.[4]
In the 2010 local elections, Kao was elected councillor of Taipei City, and was re-elected twice in 2014 and 2018.
She was initially nominated by the DPP to run for the 2008 legislative election, representing Taipei City District 6, but was replaced by Luo Wen-jia, after President Chen Shui-bian returned to lead the Democratic Progressive Party as chairman.[5] In 2015, she protested DPP's decision not to nominate any candidate for the Neihu and Nangang district for the 2016 election.[6] Kao defeated Lee Yen-hsiu in the 2020 legislative election, but lost to Lee in 2024.[7]
She would occasionally sing in the public, but some netizens found her singing voice being terrible.[8][9] During the 2024 Taiwan general elections, she was even requested by William Lai (The presidential candidate of DPP) not to sing during the election campaign.[10]
Personal life
editKao dated her boyfriend, Ma Wen-yu, for more than a decade. Ma was her assistant and was her junior when they were both studying in NTU.[11] In November 2021, Kao reported that her partner, Raphael Lin,[12][13] physically assaulted her during an argument.[14][15] Lin was formally arrested in December 2021,[16][17] and indicted on eight criminal charges in January 2022.[18] Charges against Lin included violations of privacy and personal freedom, bodily harm, coercion, intimidation, and slander targeting Kao, dissemination of malicious texts while using her computer, as well as the falsification of his own financial documents. In September 2022, the New Taipei District Court sentenced Lin to two years and ten months in prison.[19]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "5號 高嘉瑜". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Lin Yuan-ling (6 December 2018). "孤鳥愛哈拉 高嘉瑜". Apple Daily (Taiwan).
- ^ Lai Yu-wei (4 February 2019). "高嘉瑜老家私房年夜飯曝光 她指定要「這一味」". UDN.
- ^ a b "臺北市議會 高嘉瑜議員介紹". Taipei City Council.
- ^ "羅文嘉取代參選 高嘉瑜委屈落淚". CTS News. 20 October 2007.
- ^ Chen Hui-ping (17 June 2015). "民進黨暫不提名港湖區立委 高嘉瑜今闖黨中央抗議". Liberty Times.
- ^ Liu, Tzu-hsuan. "KMT wins 52 legislative seats, DPP bags 51 and TPP eight". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ 李宜蕙、李文勝 (2019-05-04). "被虧唱歌難聽！高嘉瑜飆歌反擊…下秒走音萌翻：我歌路廣啦". 三立新聞網 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "影／高嘉瑜唱歌大破音…台下阿北好無奈 阿姨急跑上台「幫拍拍」". ETtoday (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 2019-11-07. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E7%82%BA%E9%AB%98%E5%98%89%E7%91%9C%E7%AB%99%E5%8F%B0-%E8%B3%B4%E6%B8%85%E5%BE%B7-%E7%9B%B4%E5%94%B1%E6%AD%8C%E6%89%8D%E9%80%A0%E6%88%90%E9%81%B8%E6%B0%91%E8%AA%A4%E6%9C%83-010200082.html
- ^ Chang Ta-chih (16 July 2015). "高嘉瑜同居男友 柯文哲说他剩10年可活". China Times.
- ^ Pan, Jason (3 December 2021). "Kao's ex-boyfriend held after assault claim". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Wang, Ting-chuan; Chien, Hui-ju (2 December 2021). "Boyfriend questioned over lawmaker's abuse claim". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Chen, Yu-ting; Chen, Chien-ling; Wang, Yang-yu; Fan, Cheng-hsiang; Ko, Lin (30 November 2021). "DPP lawmaker reports boyfriend to police for alleged physical assault". Central News Agency. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Madjar, Kayleigh (1 December 2021). "Lawmaker thanks public for concern over abuse reports". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Boyfriend of DPP lawmaker arrested for alleged assault". Central News Agency. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Court detains man arrested over DPP lawmaker hotel room attack". Central News Agency. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Ex-boyfriend of DPP lawmaker indicted on 8 charges". Central News Agency. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ Wang, Yang-yu; Kao, Hua-chien; Ko, Lin (30 September 2022). "Ex-boyfriend of DPP lawmaker handed jail sentence over abuse". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
Lin was indicted earlier this year on eight criminal charges, including committing bodily harm against Kao, coercion and intimidation, slander and maliciously spreading texts using her computer. He was also charged with falsifying his bank records and violating Kao's privacy and personal freedoms while they were dating. ... According to the court, the two years and 10 month jail sentence included four months for violations of privacy, six months for slander, eight months for bodily harm, five months for maliciously sending texts using her computer, six months for coercion, four months for intimidation and a charge of forgery was also added.