King Pu-tsung | |
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| 金溥聰 | |
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| Secretary-General of National Security Council | |
| In office 25 March 2014[1] – 12 February 2015[2] | |
| Chairman | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Preceded by | Jason Yuan |
| Succeeded by | Kao Hua-chu |
| Taiwanese Representative to the United States | |
| In office 27 September 2012 – 24 March 2014 | |
| Deputy | Leo Lee[3] |
| Preceded by | Jason Yuan |
| Succeeded by | Shen Lyu-shun[1][4] |
| Secretary-General of the Kuomintang | |
| In office 17 December 2009 – 18 January 2011 | |
| Chairman | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun-po |
| Succeeded by | Liao Liou-yi |
| Deputy Mayor of Taipei | |
| In office 1 August 2004 – 25 December 2006 | |
| Mayor | Ma Ying-jeou Hau Lung-pin |
| Preceded by | Pai Hsiu-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Wu Ching-ji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1956 (age 68) Tainan, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Chengchi University (BA) Texas Tech University (MA) University of Texas at Austin (PhD) |
King Pu-tsung (Chinese: 金溥聰; pinyin: Jīn Pǔcōng; born 30 August 1956) is a Taiwanese journalist and politician. He served as the Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 25 March 2014 until 12 February 2015. King was widely regarded as the most important aide to Ma Ying-jeou.[citation needed] He served as the Secretary-General of Kuomintang (KMT) from December 2009 to January 2011.[5] King also served as Vice Mayor of Taipei[6] from 2002 to 2006 and had previously been a scholar of journalism.[7] King is alleged to be a descendant of the Aisin Gioro clan.
Education
[edit]After graduating from National Tainan Second Senior High School, King studied journalism at National Chengchi University and received his bachelor's degree in the subject. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in mass communication from Texas Tech University and his Ph.D. in communications specializing in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 1994 under journalism scholar Maxwell McCombs.[8] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Issue agendas in the 1992 Taiwan legislative election."[9]
Early career
[edit]King had taught at National Chengchi University. He also had taught at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong.[10]
KMT Secretary-General
[edit]As Secretary-General, King pledged to sort out financial questions of national funds that had been mixed with party assets,[7] and urged party members to provide more than "lip service" to support party candidates in the run-up to the mayoral elections at the end of 2010.[11]
Personal life
[edit]King is alleged to be related to the last Qing emperor Puyi, although lack of genealogical evidence has raised suspicions.[12] Were his relation to the imperial family true, he would also be the cousin of Puru and his surname King a sinified adoption of the Qing imperial clan name Aisin Gioro.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shen Lyu-shun appointed representative to the US". Taipei Times. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "NSC Secretary-General King Pu-tsung stepping down - Politics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS".
- ^ "Taiwan food scandal spreads abroad". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "New Taiwan US Representative". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-15. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ KMT concludes Taipei City primary July 4, 2010 10:55 am TWN, The China Post news staff
- ^ Taiwan needs no more 'King-makers' Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Staff Editorial. Taiwan News. 2009-12-14.
- ^ a b KMT will sort out assets principles by year's end Updated Monday, December 21, 2009
- ^ "ª÷·ÁÁoÁ'¬Oµ¹¤H̱a¨ÓÅå©". Hk.huaxia.com. 2009-02-13. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "Issue agendas in the 1992 Taiwan legislative election - ProQuest". www.proquest.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ^ "King Pu-tsung to head National Security Council: source (update) | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ KMT concludes Taipei City primary July 4, 2010 10:55 am TWN, The China Post news staff
- ^ 曹長青 [in Chinese] (2009-12-14). 金溥聰是不是溥儀的堂弟？ [King Pu-tsung is not the cousin of Henry Puyi?] (in Chinese). Taiwan: Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09.
