Wellington Koo (politician, born 1958)

Wellington Koo
Koo Li-hsiung
顧立雄
Official portrait, 2016
35th Minister of National Defense
Assumed office
20 May 2024
PremierCho Jung-tai
Preceded byChiu Kuo-cheng
18th Secretary-General of the National Security Council
In office
20 May 2020 – 20 May 2024
ChairwomanTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byDavid Lee
Succeeded byJoseph Wu
11th Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission
In office
8 September 2017 – 19 May 2020
PremierWilliam Lai
Su Tseng-chang
Deputy
Preceded byLee Ruey-tsang
Succeeded byHuang Tien-mu
1st Chairman of the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee
In office
31 August 2016 – 8 September 2017
PremierLin Chuan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLin Feng-cheng
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 11 August 2016
Succeeded byJulian Kuo
ConstituencyParty-list
Personal details
Born (1958-10-31) 31 October 1958 (age 65)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
SpouseWang Mei-hua
Alma materNational Taiwan University
New York University
Occupationpolitician
Professionlawyer
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese顧立雄
Simplified Chinese顾立雄

Wellington Koo Li-hsiung (Chinese: 顧立雄; pinyin: Gù Lìxióng; born 31 October 1958) is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician. During his legal career, Koo represented several politicians. His own political career began with a term on the National Assembly, followed by an unsuccessful campaign for the Taipei mayoralty in 2013. In 2016, he was elected a legislator at large representing the Democratic Progressive Party. Koo left the Legislative Yuan to lead the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee. In 2017, he became chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission. Koo was appointed secretary-general of the National Security Council in 2020. Koo served in the role until 2024, when he was appointed minister of National Defense.


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