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Liu Kwo-tsai

Liu Kuo-tsai
劉闊才
President of the Legislative Yuan
acting until 24 February 1989
In office
18 October 1988 – 2 December 1990
Vice President Liang Su-yung
Preceded by Ni Wen-ya
Succeeded by Liang Su-yung
Vice President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
22 February 1972 – 18 October 1988
President Ni Wen-ya
Preceded by Ni Wen-ya
Succeeded by Liang Su-yung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1970 – 2 December 1990
Constituency Taiwan 1st
Personal details
Born 1911 (1911)
Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (today Miaoli County, Taiwan)
Died 1993 (aged 81–82)
Nationality Taiwanese
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater Kyoto Imperial University
Kansai University

Liu Kuo-tsai (Chinese: 劉闊才; 1911–1993) was a Taiwanese politician. Elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1969, he was named deputy speaker in 1972. In 1988, he became the acting President of the Legislative Yuan. The interim designation was removed early next year and Liu stepped down from the position in 1990.

Born in Miaoli, Taiwan in 1911, Liu graduated from Kyoto Imperial University before studying law at Kwansei Gakuin University, both in Japan. He was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1969. On 5 May 1972, Liu was sworn in as Vice President of the Legislative Yuan. Ni Wen-ya was elected speaker. He served three terms in that position before running for President of the Legislative Yuan in 1989. By 1990, Liu was a senior adviser to President Lee Teng-hui and in October, became a founding member of the National Unification Council.


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