Ker Chien-ming

Ker Chien-ming
柯建銘
Official portrait, 2015
Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2024
SpeakerHan Kuo-yu
Secretary GeneralRosalia Wu
Preceded byWilliam Tseng
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2020
ConstituencyProportional Representation №8
In office
1 February 2016 – 1 February 2020
Preceded byLu Hsueh-chang
Succeeded byCheng Cheng-chien
ConstituencyHsinchu City
In office
1 February 2008 – 1 February 2016
ConstituencyProportional Representation №2
In office
1 February 1993 – 1 February 2008
Preceded byHsu Wu-sheng
Succeeded byLu Hsueh-chang
ConstituencyHsinchu's 1st district
Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2024
SpeakerSu Jia-chyuan
Yu Shyi-kun
Secretary General
Succeeded byFu Kun-chi
Acting Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office
11 March 2011 – 27 April 2011
Preceded byTsai Ing-wen
Succeeded byTsai Ing-wen
In office
11 December 2004 – 15 January 2005
Preceded byChen Shui-bian
Succeeded bySu Tseng-chang
Personal details
Born (1951-09-08) 8 September 1951 (age 73)
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materChung Shan Medical University
Tamkang University
Ker Chien-ming
Traditional Chinese柯建銘
Simplified Chinese柯建铭
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinKē Jiànmíng
Wade–GilesKō Chièn-míng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKho Kiàn-bêng

Ker Chien-ming (Chinese: 柯建銘; pinyin: Kē Jiànmíng; Wade–Giles: Ke1 Chien4-ming2; born 8 September 1951) is a Taiwanese politician who serves as minority leader in the Legislative Yuan. From 2016 to February 2024, he was the majority leader, after the Democratic Progressive Party won a majority of seats in the Legislative Yuan for the first time.