Liu Ho-jan

Liu Ho-jan
劉和然
Official portrait, 2021
Acting Mayor of New Taipei
In office
24 September 2023 – 14 January 2024
Deputy Mayor
See list
  • Chu Hsi-jih
    Chen Chun-chin
Preceded byHou Yu-ih
Succeeded byHou Yu-ih (returned)
Deputy Mayor of New Taipei
Assumed office
29 January 2021
Serving with Chu Hsi-jih and Chen Chun-chin
MayorHou Yu-ih
Himself (acting)
Preceded byWu Min-jih
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Liu Ho-jan (Chinese: 劉和然; pinyin: Liú Hérán; born 1966) is a Taiwanese educator and politician who has served as the acting mayor of New Taipei City from September 2023 to January 2024.[1]

Political career

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Before Liu's acting mayorship, he had previously served as the municipal advisor, director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, and deputy secretary-general in the New Taipei City Government.[2]

In September 2023, Liu took the office as acting mayor after the incumbent mayor, Hou Yu-ih, took leave to run in the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "理化老師變身新北市副市長 劉和然校友穩步蛻變超越層層挑戰". 臺師大校友中心 (NCTU Alumni Center). 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ "Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-jan". New Taipei City Government. 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
  3. ^ 周怡孜 (2023-09-23). "侯友宜正式請假投入2024選戰 副市長劉和然代理". 鏡週刊 MIRROR MEDIA.