Yu Hao (born 11 September 1983) is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Nantou County Council from 2018 to 2024, when he was elected to the

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Early life and education

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, and graduated from National Chung Cheng University and

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Political career

Early political career

Yu represented the Kuomintang in the

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, and was not elected to the Nantou County Council. Yu opposed the removal of Hung Hsiu-chu as the Kuomintang's candidate for the

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. He continued to work for Hung during her tenure as Kuomintang leader. Yu contested the 2018 local elections, winning a seat on the Nantou County Council representing the multi-member fourth district. He was the leading vote-getter in the same district during the 2022 election cycle. That same year, Yu was also elected to the Kuomintang's Central Standing Committee.

Legislative Yuan

Yu was considered a potential candidate for the 2023 Nantou by-election before the Kuomintang called in Lin Ming-chen. Yu won over 70,000 votes in the 2024 legislative election defeating incumbent

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legislator Frida Tsai and independent candidate Chen Kuei-yu in the

's Nantou II constituency. His campaign was backed by Nantou magistrate Hsu Shu-hua and performed well in the townships of Lugu and Zhushan. Yu also benefited from a split vote within the Pan-Green Coalition, as Chen had left the Democratic Progressive Party to mount an independent campaign.

Personal life

Yu married Huang Zi-chien on 31 January 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their wedding ceremony was postponed to the following month.

References

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