Wellington Koo (politician, born 1958)
Koo Li-hsiung | |||||||||
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顧立雄 | |||||||||
Official portrait, 2016 | |||||||||
| 35th Minister of National Defense | |||||||||
| Assumed office 20 May 2024 | |||||||||
| Premier | Cho Jung-tai | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Chiu Kuo-cheng | ||||||||
| 18th Secretary-General of the National Security Council | |||||||||
| In office 20 May 2020 – 20 May 2024 | |||||||||
| Chairwoman | Tsai Ing-wen | ||||||||
| Preceded by | David Lee | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Joseph Wu | ||||||||
| 11th Chairman of the Financial Supervisory Commission | |||||||||
| In office 8 September 2017 – 19 May 2020 | |||||||||
| Premier | William Lai Su Tseng-chang | ||||||||
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Lee Ruey-tsang | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Huang Tien-mu | ||||||||
| 1st Chairman of the Ill-gotten Party Assets Settlement Committee | |||||||||
| In office 31 August 2016 – 8 September 2017 | |||||||||
| Premier | Lin Chuan | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Lin Feng-cheng | ||||||||
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||
| In office 1 February 2016 – 11 August 2016 | |||||||||
| Succeeded by | Julian Kuo | ||||||||
| Constituency | Party-list | ||||||||
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| Born | 31 October 1958 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party | ||||||||
| Spouse | Wang Mei-hua | ||||||||
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) New York University (LLM, JD) | ||||||||
| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 顧立雄 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 顾立雄 | ||||||||
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Koo Li-hsiung (Chinese: 顧立雄; pinyin: Gù Lìxióng; born 31 October 1958), also known by his English name Wellington Koo, 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.