Liu Kuo-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; pinyin: Liú Kuòcái; 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.

Political career

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.

On 12 February 1990, Liu announced his resignation from the Legislative Yuan. Liu died in 1993 due to cardiac arrest stemming from ventricular fibrillation.