Liu Kuo-tsai (; 1911–1993) was a Taiwanese politician. Elected 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 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...

in 1969, he was named deputy speaker in 1972. In 1988, he became the acting President of the Legislative Yuan. The interim designation was removed early next year and Liu stepped down from the position in 1990.

Political career

Born in Miaoli, Taiwan in 1911, Liu graduated from

Kyoto Imperial University , mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture , established = , type = Public (National) , endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 billion USD The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to disting ...

before studying law at Kwansei Gakuin University, both in Japan. He was first elected to the

in 1969. On 5 May 1972, Liu was sworn in as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan. Ni Wen-ya was elected speaker. He served three terms in that position before running for President of the Legislative Yuan in 1989. By 1990, Liu was a senior adviser to President

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ...

and in October, became a founding member of the

National Unification Council The National Unification Council was a nonstatutory governmental agency of the Republic of China on Taiwan established on 7 October 1990. Now defunct, its formal aim was to promote the reintegration of mainland China into the Republic of Chin ...

. On 12 February 1990, Liu announced his resignation from the Legislative Yuan. Liu died in 1993 due to cardiac arrest stemming from

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References

1993 deaths 1911 births Miaoli County Members of the Legislative Yuan Taiwanese Presidents of the Legislative Yuan Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Kyoto University alumni Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Senior Advisors to President Lee Teng-hui Taiwanese politicians of Hakka descent {{Taiwan-KMT-politician-stub