Hou Yu-ih

Hou Yu-ih
侯友宜
Official portrait, 2018
2nd Mayor of New Taipei
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 December 2018[a]
Deputy	See list Liu Ho-jan Chu Hsi-jih Chen Chun-chin
Preceded by	Eric Chu
Acting 20 October 2015 – 18 January 2016[b]
Deputy	Chen Shen-hsien
Preceded by	Eric Chu
Succeeded by	Eric Chu
1st Deputy Mayor of New Taipei
In office 25 December 2010 – 28 February 2018 Serving with Lee Shu-chuan, Hsu Chih-chien and Chen Shen-hsien
Mayor	Eric Chu
Preceded by	Position established[c]
Succeeded by	Lu Wei-chin
17th President of the Central Police University
In office 21 June 2008 – 24 December 2010
Preceded by	Hsieh Ing-dan
Succeeded by	Hsieh Hsiu-neng
13th Director-General of the National Police Agency
In office June 2006 – 20 June 2008
President	Chen Shui-bian Ma Ying-jeou
Preceded by	Hsieh Ing-dan
Succeeded by	Wang Cho-chiun
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-06) 6 June 1956 (age 68) Puzi, Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang (1975–2002, 2013–present) Democratic Progressive Party (2002–2013)
Spouse	Jen Mei-ling
Children	4
Education	Central Police University (BA)
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Hou Yu-ih (Chinese: 侯友宜; pinyin: Hóu Yǒuyí; born 6 June 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and former police officer. He has been the incumbent mayor of New Taipei since 25 December 2018.^[1] 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.

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