Lai Shyh-bao
Lai Shyh-bao | |
|---|---|
賴士葆 | |
Lai in 2025 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2008 | |
| Constituency | Taipei 8 |
| Minority Leader of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 7 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Ker Chien-ming |
| Succeeded by | Liao Kuo-tung |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Majority Leader of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 7 February 2015 – 1 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Alex Fai |
| Succeeded by | Ker Chien-ming |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1951 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Other political affiliations | New Party |
| Education | National Cheng Kung University (BS) National Chengchi University (MBA) University of Southern California (MS, PhD) |
Lai Shyh-bao (Chinese: 賴士葆; pinyin: Lài Shìbǎo; Wade–Giles: Lai4 Shih4-pao3; born 20 June 1951) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he has served on the party's Central Standing Committee and in the National Assembly.[1]
Early life and education
Lai was born in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 20, 1951. He graduated from National Cheng Kung University with a B.S. in engineering and earned an M.B.A. from National Chengchi University (NCCU). He later taught business administration at NCCU and chaired the graduate school of business administration there.[1]
Lai completed his graduate studies in the United States at the University of Southern California, where he earned a Master of Science (M.S.) and his Ph.D. in industrial engineering and systems engineering in 1984.[1] His doctoral dissertation, completed under professors G. A. Fleischer and Ewald Heer, was titled, "A generalized replacement model for a robotic system".[2]
Political career
From 1999 to 2002, Lai was a New Party legislator.[3][4] Despite a declaration that he would leave the New Party at the end of 2001 but not join another party,[5] Lai switched affiliations to the Kuomintang in his legislative second term and secured the continued endorsement of the New Party.[6]
Lai was also promoted to increasingly important KMT caucus positions. In April 2005 he was deputy secretary of the caucus.[7] By July, Lai had become caucus whip,[8] a position he held until February 2016.[9] Lai was nominated as the Kuomintang candidate for speaker of the ninth Legislative Yuan.[10] The Democratic Progressive Party held a majority in the legislature, and elected Su Jia-chyuan as President of the Legislative Yuan. In 2020, Lai was again nominated for the speakership, losing for a second time, to Yu Shyi-kun.[11]
Electoral history
2008 legislative election
- Eligible voters: 231,411
- Total votes cast (Ratio): 146,614 (63.36%)
- Valid Votes (Ratio): 145,173 (99.02%)
- Invalid Votes (Ratio): 1,441 (0.98%)
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Ratio | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mei Fong (梅峰) | Independent | 171 | 0.12% | |
| 2 | Ren Li Min (任立民) | Home Party | 234 | 0.16% | |
| 3 | Chou Po-ya (周柏雅) | Democratic Progressive Party | 38,261 | 26.36% | |
| 4 | Lai Shyh-bao | Kuomintang (New Party Endorsement) | 104,257 | 71.81% | |
| 5 | Shih Mei Yan (史美延) | Third Society Party | 492 | 0.34% | |
| 6 | Fang Ying Jyun (方景鈞) | Independent | 277 | 0.19% | |
| 7 | Peng Yan Wun (彭渰雯) | Green Party Taiwan | 1,481 | 1.02% |
Personal life
In July 2024, Lai hit and injured two pedestrians with his car. The incident came about a year after he had made a Facebook post criticizing a Ministry of Transportation policy to fine drivers who do not keep a distance of 3 meters from pedestrians in the crosswalk.[12]
References
- ^ a b c "Lai Shyh-bao". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ^ "A generalized replacement model for a robotic system". University of Southern California. December 1984. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
- ^ Her, Kelly (1 August 2001). "Hard Times". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ Low, Stephanie (7 April 2001). "Legislators want action taken on stalled graft bill". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ Low, Stephanie (9 December 2001). "New Party strengthens its resolve to make a fresh start". Taipei Times. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (1 February 2005). "Wang-Chung ticket set to secure speakers' posts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Su, Joy (16 April 2005). "Disclose 'secret deal,' DPP demands". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (30 July 2005). "Hsieh fails to sway opposition legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (27 January 2016). "KMT nominates speaker candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ Chen, Chun-hua; Liu, Kay (31 January 2016). "Legislature set to enter new era when new term begins Monday". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ Chen, Chun-hua; Yeh, Joseph (1 February 2020). "DPP's You elected legislative speaker (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Yang, Te-yi (10 July 2024). "賴士葆曾批停讓執法1爭議民怨白痴政策 網酸：斑馬線上行人你也撞啊". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)).