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Han Kuo-yu is a Taiwanese politician and retired Republic of China Army officer. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, representing a portion of Taipei County for three terms. In 2017, Han contested the Kuomintang chairmanship, losing to Wu Den-yih. Han was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung in November 2018, and became the first Kuomintsang politician since Wu in 1998 to hold the office. In June 2020, Han was recalled from his position as mayor and officially stepped down on 12 June. He returned to the legislative Yuan after winning a party-list seat in the 2024 legislative election. Han took office as member and was elected the president of the legislature on 1 February 2024. He is known for his combative personality, most famously assaulting, and landing in hospital, the opposition legislator and future president Chen Shui-bian on one occasion. Han is the founding leader of what became the New Taipei City Hakka Association, serving from 1992 to 1998. In January 2013, with Chang's support, Han became the general manager ofTaipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation (TAPMC)