King Pu-tsung

King Pu-tsung
金溥聰
Secretary-General of National Security Council
In office
25 March 2014  12 February 2015
ChairmanMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byJason Yuan
Succeeded byKao Hua-chu
Taiwanese Representative to the United States
In office
27 September 2012  24 March 2014
DeputyLeo Lee
Preceded byJason Yuan
Succeeded byShen Lyu-shun
Secretary-General of the Kuomintang
In office
17 December 2009  18 January 2011
ChairmanMa Ying-jeou
Preceded byChan Chun-po
Succeeded byLiao Liou-yi
Deputy Mayor of Taipei
In office
1 August 2004  25 December 2006
MayorMa Ying-jeou
Hau Lung-pin
Preceded byPai Hsiu-hsiung
Succeeded byWu Ching-ji
Personal details
Born30 August 1956 (1956-08-30) (age 68)
Tainan, Taiwan
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational 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) is a Taiwanese journalist and 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. He served as the Secretary-General of Kuomintang (KMT) from December 2009 to January 2011. King also served as Vice Mayor of Taipei from 2002 to 2006 and had previously been a scholar of journalism. King is alleged to be a descendant of the Aisin Gioro clan.