Jaw Shaw-kong
Jaw Shaw-kong (Chinese: 趙少康; pinyin: Zhào Shǎokāng; born 6 May 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, media personality and entrepreuner.
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趙少康 | |||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 1993 – 6 December 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Taipei County | ||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 February 1987 – 31 May 1991 | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Taipei 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Convenor of the New Party National Committee | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 10 August 1993 – 2 May 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Yok Mu-ming | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of the Environmental Protection Administration | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 June 1991 – 15 November 1992 | |||||||||||||||||
| Premier | Hau Pei-tsun | ||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Eugene Chien | ||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Larry Chen (acting) | ||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Taipei City Council | |||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 December 1982 – 31 January 1986 | |||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | 2nd district | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 May 1950 Keelung, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Kuomintang (1968–1994, 2021–present) New Party (1993–2002) | ||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Liang Lei | ||||||||||||||||
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) Clemson University (MS) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙少康 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵少康 | ||||||||||||||||
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Jaw served a single term on the Taipei City Council before being elected to the Legislative Yuan from 1987 to 1991 and 1993 to 1994. In 1993, he co-founded the pro-unification New Party, which he briefly led until 1994. Between Legislative Yuan stints, Jaw led the Environmental Protection Administration. He was the vice presidential candidate of the Kuomintang (KMT) in the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election.
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