Kuo Nan-hung

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Kuo Nan-hung
郭南宏
Minister of the National Science Council
In office
27 February 1993 – 10 June 1996
Preceded byHsia Han-ming
Succeeded byLiu Chao-shiuan
Minister of Transportation and Communications
In office
2 April 1987 – 1 June 1990
Preceded byLien Chan
Succeeded byClement Chang
Personal details
Born(1936-10-23)23 October 1936
Taipei, Taiwan, Japan
Died1 January 2023(2023-01-01) (aged 86)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese

Kuo Nan-hung (Chinese: 郭南宏; 23 October 1936 – 1 January 2023) was a Taiwanese politician who served as Minister of Transportation and Communications from 1987 to 1990.

Biography[edit]

Originally an electronical engineer, Kuo Nan-hung became the President of the National Chiao Tung University[1] in 1979 and served in that position until 1987, when he was appointed to the Executive Yuan under President of the Republic of China Chiang Ching-kuo.

He later served as a Councilor of the Executive Yuan from 1990 to 1993 and then as the Minister of the National Science and Technology Council from 1993 till 1996, when he resigned to rejoin the National Chiao Tung University.

Kuo died from COVID-19 on 1 January 2023, at the age of 86.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "郭南宏 - 國立高雄應用科技大學 校史館". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  2. ^ "快新聞/確診併發急性心肌炎 前交通部長郭南宏辭世享壽87歲". 2 January 2023.
  3. ^ "前交通大學校長郭南宏染新冠辭世 享壽87歲 - 生活".