You Si-kun

You Si-kun
游錫堃
Official portrait, 2023
12th President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2020  1 February 2024
Vice PresidentTsai Chi-chang
Preceded bySu Jia-chyuan
Succeeded byHan Kuo-yu
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2020  2 February 2024
Succeeded byWang Cheng-hsu
ConstituencyParty-list
11th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office
15 January 2006  21 September 2007
Secretary GeneralLin Chia-lung
Preceded byAnnette Lu (acting)
Succeeded byChen Shui-bian
15th Premier of Taiwan
In office
1 February 2002  1 February 2005
PresidentChen Shui-bian
Vice PremierLin Hsin-yi
Yeh Chu-lan
Preceded byChang Chun-hsiung
Succeeded byFrank Hsieh
16th Vice Premier of Taiwan
In office
20 May 2000  27 July 2000
PremierTang Fei
Preceded byLiu Chao-shiuan
Succeeded byChang Chun-hsiung
7th Magistrate of Yilan
In office
20 December 1989  20 December 1997
Preceded byChen Ding-nan
Succeeded byLiu Shou-ch'eng
Member of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly
In office
20 December 1981  20 December 1989
ConstituencyYilan County
Personal details
Born (1948-04-25) 25 April 1948
Dongshan, Taipei County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (1986–present)
Other political
affiliations
Chinese Youth Party (1966–1975)
SpouseYang Pao-yu
EducationNational Chung Hsing University (LLB)
Tunghai University (BA)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese游錫堃
Simplified Chinese游锡堃
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYóu Xíkūn
Bopomofoㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˊㄎㄨㄣ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhYou Shyi-kuen
Wade–GilesYu2 Hsi2-k'un1
Tongyong PinyinYóu Sí-kun
IPA[jǒʊ ɕǐkʰwə́n]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJIû Sek-khun
Tâi-lôIû Sik-khun

You Si-kun (Chinese: 游錫堃; born 25 April 1948), also romanized Yu Shyi-kun, is a Taiwanese politician. He was one of the founding members of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and is known to be a strong advocate of Taiwan independence. He led the DPP as chairman from 2006 to 2007 and served as Premier from 2002 to 2005.