King Pu-tsung | |
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金溥聰 | |
Secretary-General of National Security Council | |
In office 25 March 2014[1] – 12 February 2015[2] | |
Chairman | Ma Ying-jeou |
Preceded by | Jason Yuan |
Succeeded by | Kao Hua-chu |
Taiwanese Representative to the United States | |
In office 27 September 2012 – 24 March 2014 | |
Deputy | Leo Lee[3] |
Preceded by | Jason Yuan |
Succeeded by | Shen Lyu-shun[1][4] |
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang | |
In office 17 December 2009 – 18 January 2011 | |
Chairman | Ma Ying-jeou |
Preceded by | Chan Chun-po |
Succeeded by | Liao Liou-yi |
Deputy Mayor of Taipei | |
In office 1 August 2004 – 25 December 2006 | |
Mayor | Ma Ying-jeou Hau Lung-pin |
Preceded by | Pai Hsiu-hsiung |
Succeeded by | Wu Ching-ji |
Personal details | |
Born | 30 August 1956 Tainan, Taiwan | (age 68)
Citizenship | Taiwan |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Alma mater | National Chengchi University (BA) Texas Tech University (MA) University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
King Pu-tsung (Chinese: 金溥聰; pinyin: Jīn Pǔcōng; born 30 August 1956 in Tainan, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese politician. He served as the Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 25 March 2014 until 12 February 2015. King was widely regarded as the most important aide to Ma Ying-jeou.[citation needed] He served as the Secretary-General of Kuomintang (KMT) from December 2009 to January 2011.[5] King also served as Vice Mayor of Taipei[6] from 2002 to 2006 and had previously been a scholar[7] and journalist. King is alleged to be a descendant of the Aisin Gioro clan.