Ju Gau-jeng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ju (朱).
Ju Gau-jeng
MLY
朱高正
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyKaohsiung
In office
1 February 1990 – 31 January 1996
ConstituencyTaiwan 9th→Yunlin County
In office
1 February 1987 – 31 January 1990
ConstituencyTaiwan 4th
(Yunlin County, Chiayi City, Chiayi County. Tainan City, Tainan County)
Personal details
Born(1954-10-06)6 October 1954
Yunlin County, Taiwan
Died22 October 2021(2021-10-22) (aged 67)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political partyIndependent (1998–2021)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Progressive Party (1986–1990)
Chinese Social Democratic Party (1991–1993)
New Party (1994–1997)
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB)
Bonn University (PhD)
OccupationPolitician

Ju Gau-jeng (Chinese: 朱高正; pinyin: Zhū Gāozhèng; 6 October 1954 – 22 October 2021) was a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1987 to 1999. He was known for his combative personality, and helped found two political parties.

Education

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Ju studied law at National Taiwan University and philosophy at Bonn University.[1][2]

Political career

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Ju co-founded the Democratic Progressive Party in 1986, and was responsible for writing the party charter.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan for the first time that year.[4] Shortly after taking office, Ju gained the nickname Rambo for his combative personality, which frequently led to him physically fighting other lawmakers.[5][6] The first instance of legislative brawling in Taiwan involved Ju, and took place on 7 April 1988, after speaker Liu Kuo-tsai had started counting votes on a budget proposal, which passed. Ju jumped onto the speaker's podium, followed by Jaw Shaw-kong, who was attempting to stop Ju. Throughout the altercation, Liu continued counting votes.[7] Ju ran for election in 1989 without the support of the Democratic Progressive Party, and managed to retain his legislative seat.[8] For mounting an independent campaign, Ju was expelled from the DPP in February 1990 and founded the Chinese Social Democratic Party in 1991.[9][10] He contested the 1992 legislative elections as a CSDP candidate, which he won.[11] As the only member of his party, Ju chose to caucus with the New Party.[12] By 1993, Ju had again decided to switch affiliations. Though he briefly considered joining the Kuomintang,[3] he was named the New Party candidate for governor of Taiwan Province in August 1994.[13][14] As a result, Ju consolidated the CSDP with the New Party on 28 December 1994.[15] He lost the gubernatorial election to incumbent James Soong, but subsequently was reelected to parliament as a member of the New Party in 1995.[16][17] Ju was expelled from the New Party in 1997, and not reelected as an independent candidate in the 1998 legislative election.[18] Ju and Hsu Hsin-liang created the Tangwai round-table forum in February 2003.[19] After his retirement from politics, Ju taught law at Peking University.[20]

Ju died in Taipei on 22 October 2021.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Ju Gao-jeng Legislative Profile (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. ^ Kristof, Nicholas D. (16 February 1992). "A Dictatorship That Grew Up". New York Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b Peng, Tammy C. (9 March 1993). "Ju Gau-jeng: man for all parties bids to join KMT". Taiwan Info. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via Free China Review.
  4. ^ Yates, Ronald E. (3 June 1990). "'Old Thieves' Take A Beating In Taiwan's Fight For Democracy". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Taiwan Adds To Stock Tax". New York Times. Reuters. 29 December 1989. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  6. ^ Chira, Susan (7 May 1988). "A Rambo Tries to Beat Life Into Dying Legislature". New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016 – via Sun Sentinel. Alt URL
  7. ^ Han Cheung (3 April 2022). "Taiwan in Time: Brawls in the Legislature: 'Shame of Taiwan'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  8. ^ "A Stormy Session, But A Light Fallout". Free China Review/Taiwan Info. 23 July 1990. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016. Alt URL
  9. ^ "ROC Rambo Gets The Boot; Ju Says 'Bye-Bye' To DPP". Free China Review. 9 August 1990. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  10. ^ Teng, Sue-feng (March 1998). "See You in Court--Is Taiwan's press too liable to libel?". Taiwan Panorama. Translated by Barnard, Jonathan. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  11. ^ Holley, David (20 December 1992). "Ruling Party Wins Election in Taiwan". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  12. ^ Yu, Susan (26 August 1994). "New Party completes its nominations". Taiwan Info. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Taiwan splinter group ropes in 'Rambo'". The Business Times. 23 August 1994. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  14. ^ Copper, John Franklin (1998). Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 44. ISBN 9780275962074.
  15. ^ "1994:The year that was". Free China Review. 30 December 1994. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016. Alt URL
  16. ^ Copper, John Franklin (1998). Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Steps to Democracy. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 74. ISBN 9780275962074.
  17. ^ "Taiwan Finally Enacts Measure for Direct Presidential Voting". Los Angeles Times. Reuters. 21 July 1995. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  18. ^ Copper, John F. (2010). The A to Z of Taiwan (Republic of China). Scarecrow Press. p. 150. ISBN 9781461672197.
  19. ^ Lin, Mei-chun (23 February 2003). "Round-table forum aims to rekindle 'tang wai' spirit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  20. ^ Hsu, Jacky (31 May 2005). "Political 'Rambo' denies knife attack reports". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  21. ^ "前立委朱高正罹癌病逝 林正杰臉書證實". China Times (in Traditional Chinese). 22 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
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