Liu Ho-jan

Liu Ho-jan
Liu Ho-jan
劉和然
	Official portrait, 2021
Acting Mayor of New Taipei
	In office; 24 September 2023 – 14 January 2024
Deputy Mayor	See list Chu Hsi-jih; Chen Chun-chin;
Preceded by	Hou Yu-ih
Succeeded by	Hou Yu-ih (returned)
Deputy Mayor of New Taipei
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 January 2021 Serving with Chu Hsi-jih and Chen Chun-chin
Mayor	Hou Yu-ih; Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Wu Min-jih
Personal details
Born	1966 (age 58–59); Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Taiwan Normal University (BS, MEd); National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (PhD)

Liu Ho-jan (Chinese: 劉和然; pinyin: Liú Hérán; born 1966) is a Taiwanese educator and politician who has served as the acting mayor of New Taipei City from September 2023 to January 2024.

Education

Liu graduated from National Taiwan Normal University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in chemistry and a Master of Education. He then earned a Ph.D. in management from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.

Political career

Before Liu's acting mayorship, he had previously served as the municipal advisor, director of the Environmental Protection Bureau, and deputy secretary-general in the New Taipei City Government.

In September 2023, Liu took the office as acting mayor after the incumbent mayor, Hou Yu-ih, took leave to run in the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election.

References

^ "理化老師變身新北市副市長　劉和然校友穩步蛻變超越層層挑戰". 臺師大校友中心 (NCTU Alumni Center). 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
^ "Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-jan". New Taipei City Government. 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
^ 周怡孜 (2023-09-23). "侯友宜正式請假投入2024選戰　副市長劉和然代理". 鏡週刊 MIRROR MEDIA.

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[1] "理化老師變身新北市副市長　劉和然校友穩步蛻變超越層層挑戰". 臺師大校友中心 (NCTU Alumni Center). 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

[2] "Deputy Mayor Liu Ho-jan". New Taipei City Government. 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-29.

[3] 周怡孜 (2023-09-23). "侯友宜正式請假投入2024選戰　副市長劉和然代理". 鏡週刊 MIRROR MEDIA.