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Hou Yu-ih

1956 - Today

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Hou Yu-ih (Chinese: 侯友宜; pinyin: Hóu Yǒuyí; born 7 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician, criminologist, and former police officer who has served as the mayor of New Taipei since 25 December 2018. Previously, he served as Director-General of the National Police Agency from 2006 to 2008 and as acting mayor of New Taipei City from October 2015 to January 2016. He was the Kuomintang's official candidate for the 2024 Taiwanese presidential elections. He first joined the party during the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hou Yu-ih is the 17,311th most popular politician (down from 11,106th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 19th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Taiwanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hou Yu-ih ranks 17,311 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivans Klementjevs, Gerd Müller, Herman Gref, Avdullah Hoti, Pedro Morenés, and Georgi Bliznashki. After him are Joe Walsh, Henry M. Jackson, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Roland Koch, Petra Roth, and Kanu Sanyal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Hou Yu-ih ranks 553. Before him are Lise-Marie Morerod, Daniel Willems, Mike McCallum, Yodrak Salakjai, Tim Paterson, and Georgi Bliznashki. After him are Viv Anderson, Vera Zozulya, Patrick Leonard, Vasile Pușcașu, Kent Nilsson, and Marian Woronin.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Hou Yu-ih ranks 57 out of 116. Before him are Chen Chu (1950), Fan Chung (1949), Collin Chou (1967), Christina Chang (1971), Vic Chou (1981), and Tsai Chih-chung (1948). After him are Hsieh Su-wei (1986), You Si-kun (1948), Sean Chen (1949), Chou Tzu-yu (1999), Godfrey Gao (1984), and Kobe Tai (1972).

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Among POLITICIANS In Taiwan

Among politicians born in Taiwan, Hou Yu-ih ranks 17. Before him are Eric Chu (1961), Chen Chien-jen (1951), Ko Wen-je (1960), Han Kuo-yu (1957), Lin Chuan (1951), and Chen Chu (1950). After him are You Si-kun (1948), Sean Chen (1949), Jiang Yi-huah (1960), Yani Tseng (1989), and Ted Lieu (1969).

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