Kao Tsu-min (; born 1939) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. Kao is a native of

Yunlin County Yunlin is a Counties of Taiwan, county in Regions of Taiwan, western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County to the north at the Zhuoshui River, and Chiayi County to the south at th ...

. After graduating from

Kaohsiung Medical University The Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU; ) is a private medical school located in Sanmin District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. History The university was originally established as Kaohsiung Medical College in 1954 by the former mayor of Kaohsiung City, Ch ...

, he pursued further study in

physiatry Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, and outside the United States as physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM), is a branch of medicine that aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life ...

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

. Kao practiced medicine in the United States, and his medical career in America included a stint at the

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...

. He accepted a presidential appointment to the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

, serving from 1990 to 1993, as a representative of overseas Chinese.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:kao, Tsu-min 1939 births Living people 20th-century Taiwanese physicians New York University alumni Kaohsiung Medical University alumni Taiwanese expatriates in the United States People First Party (Taiwan) politicians Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Yunlin County Spouses of Taiwanese politicians