Hou You-yi

Hou You-yi
侯友宜

Hou at the 2007 SecuTech Expo
Mayor of New Taipei City
(acting)
In office
20 October 2015 – 18 January 2016
Deputy Chen Shen-hsien
Preceded by Eric Chu
Succeeded by Eric Chu
Deputy Mayor of New Taipei City
In office
25 December 2010 – 19 October 2015
Serving with Lee Shih-chuan, Hsu Chih-chien and Chen Shen-hsien
Mayor Eric Chu
Preceded by Position established
Lee Shih-chuan as Deputy Magistrate of Taipei County
Succeeded by Himself
Assumed office
18 January 2016
Preceded by Himself
President of Central Police University
In office
21 June 2008 – 24 December 2010
Preceded by Hsieh Ing-dan (謝銀黨)
Succeeded by Hsieh Hsiu-neng (謝秀能)
Director-General of National Police Agency
In office
June 2006 – 20 June 2008
Preceded by Hsieh Ing-dan (謝銀黨)
Succeeded by Wang Cho-chiun (王卓鈞)
Personal details
Born (1957-06-07) 7 June 1957
Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Kuomintang (since 2013)
Alma mater Central Police University

Hou You-yi (Chinese: 侯友宜; pinyin: Hóu Yǒuyí; born 7 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as Director-General of the National Police Agency from 2006 to 2008 and as acting Mayor of New Taipei City from October 2015 to January 2016.

Law enforcement career

Upon his graduation from the Central Police University, Hou was sent to the Taipei City Police Department. In 1992, he became an inspector at the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB), a division of the National Police Agency (NPA). Six years later, Hou was named second in command of the CIB. He was given the concurrent post of Taoyuan County police chief in 2001, and promoted within the NPA in 2003, becoming the leader of the CIB.[1] The next year, Hou was tasked with investigating the 3-19 shooting incident,[2] an assassination attempt on then-President Chen Shui-bian, a longtime friend.[3] He was named the director-general of the NPA in 2006, and became the youngest leader of the police force at the time of his appointment.[4] During his tenure, the NPA was criticized for its inadequate response to the 2006 protests led by Shih Ming-teh.[5][6] Multiple Kuomintang politicians also wanted Hou to reopen the investigation on the 3-19 shooting incident. Arms dealer Tang Shou-yi, who had fled to Mainland China by August 2006, had recanted his confession, stating that it was coerced and therefore untrue.[7] Hou was named the president of Central Police University in 2008,[8] and replaced at the NPA by Wang Cho-chiun.[9]

Political career

Hou was recruited to join the Democratic Progressive Party in 2002.[10] Eric Chu asked Hou to serve as deputy mayor of New Taipei in 2010,[11] and Hou joined the Kuomintang in August 2013.[12] Hou served as deputy mayor alongside Lee Shih-chuan and Hsu Chih-chien who left office on 25 February 2014 and 30 June 2014, respectively.[13][14][15] Later, Chen Shen-hsien was appointed to the deputy mayorship.[16] Hou was promoted from his previous position as deputy mayor on 20 October 2015, as Chu prepared for the 2016 presidential election.[17] Chu lost the election to Tsai Ing-wen, and resumed mayoral duties on 18 January 2016.[18]

Personal life

Hou's firstborn son Hou Ni-wei died on 15 May 1992, when the tour bus he and his kindergarten classmates were riding in caught fire due to a short circuit. Daughter Hou Ni-chia was born in 1993.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Chuang, Jimmy (23 June 2003). "Super cop shines as new commissioner". Taipei Times. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Young, H.T. (17 March 2006). "Where's debate on 319 probe heading?". China Post. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Fang, William (23 December 2010). "Hou more loyal to friends than nation". The China Post. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hou Yu-ih becomes youngest-ever NPA director-general". Taipei Times. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Chang, Rich; Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling (21 September 2006). "Tainan police chief offers resignation over clashes". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ↑ Chang, Rich (18 September 2006). "Police under fire over scuffling". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Wang, Flora (6 December 2006). "KMT lawmakers want new probe into 319 shooting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Premier approves changes". Taipei Times. 30 May 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Taipei police chief to head NPA". The China Post. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  10. ↑ Chuang, Jimmy (16 July 2002). "NPA says officers free to join DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Former police chief to be Chu's deputy". Taipei Times. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Hou You-yi seen as KMT's 'spare candidate' for New Taipei". Want China Times. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  13. ↑ Culpan, Tim (25 February 2014). "Former Google Executive Named Taiwan's First Technology Minister". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  14. ↑ "Ex-New Taipei deputy mayor prosecuted for taking bribes". China Post. Central News Agency. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  15. ↑ Pan, Jason (31 July 2015). "Hsu Chih-chien held in graft probe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  16. ↑ Hsiao, Alison (28 July 2014). "Ex-minister says he was victim of 'horrible system'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  17. ↑ Su, Justin and; Low, Y.F. (19 October 2015). "Eric Chu takes leave from mayoral duties". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  18. ↑ Chiao, Yuan-Ming (19 January 2016). "KMT chairmanship vacated as Chu bows out". China Post. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "鐵漢催淚 白冰冰險逼哭侯友宜". Epoch Times (in Chinese). 27 June 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  20. ↑ "只兒子過世哭過". Sing Tao Daily (in Chinese). 6 February 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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