Terry Gou

Terry Gou
郭台銘
Gou in 2019
Born (1950-10-18) 18 October 1950 (age 74)
EducationTaipei University of Marine Technology (BS)
Years active1974–present
Known forFounder of Foxconn
Political partyKuomintang (1970–2000; 2019)
Independent (2000–2019; 2019–)
Spouses
Serena Lin
(m. 1974; died 2005)
Delia Tseng
(m. 2008)
Children5
RelativesSophie Chang (cousin)

Terry Gou (Chinese: 郭台銘; pinyin: Guō Táimíng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Tâi-bêng; born 18 October 1950) is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman and politician. Gou is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics.[1] Founded in 1974, Foxconn grew to become an international business empire, becoming the largest private employer and exporter in mainland China with a workforce of 1.2 million.[2] As of 2024, Gou had a net worth of US$10.4 billion.[3]

Beginning in 2016, speculation surrounding Gou's political ambitions arose ahead of the 2020 presidential election.[4][5][6][7] In 2019, Gou resigned from Foxconn and joined the Kuomintang (KMT) to run for president, declaring he was instructed by the sea goddess Mazu in a dream to contest the election.[8] Gou ultimately lost the election, coming in second in the Kuomintang primary.[9] After leaving the party following the 2019 primary, Gou rejoined in 2023 and announced his intention to run for president in the 2024 presidential election,[10] but after running as an independent candidate, he ended his campaign in late November 2023.[11]

Once described as an "old friend" by Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Gou has been characterized as friendly to Mainland business interests during his political and business career.[12][13] In December 2022, Gou was credited with helping to successfully lobby the Xi Jinping Administration to ease zero-COVID rules implemented during the pandemic.[14] On foreign policy, Gou has criticized the Taiwan independence movement and has called for a deescalation of Sino–American tensions.[15] Owing to his business background and image as a political outsider, Gou has been compared in international media to former U.S. president Donald Trump.[16][17][18]

  1. ^ "Terry Gou". Time. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ Dean, Jason; Tsai, Ting-I (27 May 2010). "Apple Investigating Foxconn's Steps to Deal With Suicides". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ Ho, Jane (29 May 2024). "Taiwan's 50 Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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  11. ^ "Election 2024/Business tycoon Terry Gou drops out of presidential race". Focus Taiwan: CNA English News. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  12. ^ Chung, Lawrence (18 April 2019). "Terry Gou: Taiwan's wealthiest man - and future presidential candidate". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 5 April 2023. "Today, Gou is known in Beijing as a "mainland-friendly business leader" and even Chinese leader Xi Jinping has called him his "old friend".
  13. ^ Ihara, Kensaku (18 April 2019). "Terry Gou's China ties complicate his Taiwan presidential run". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  14. ^ Zhai, Keith; Jie, Yang (8 December 2022). "Letter From Apple Supplier Foxconn's Founder Prodded China to Ease Zero-Covid Rules". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  15. ^ Hoskins, Peter (5 April 2023). "Terry Gou: Foxconn founder in fresh run for Taiwan presidency". BBC News. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  16. ^ Nakazawa, Katsuji (19 September 2019). "Foxconn's Terry Gou drops bid to be Taiwanese Donald Trump". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  17. ^ Griffiths, James (18 April 2019). "A goddess inspired a Taiwanese billionaire to follow Trump's example". CNN. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  18. ^ Hille, Kathrin (19 April 2019). "Terry Gou, Taiwan's disrupter-in-chief moves into politics". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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