Jaw Shaw-kong
Jaw Shaw-kong (; born 6 May 1950) is a Taiwanese media personality and politician. Education. Jaw earned a degree in agricultural engineering from National Taiwan University in 1972, then attended Clemson University in the United States, where he obtained a master's degree in mechanical engineering. Political career. Jaw was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1981 and served until 1986, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan. In 1991, he was tapped to lead the Environmental Protection Administration. Against the wishes of his party, the Kuomintang, Jaw resigned from the EPA to seek reelection  to the legislature. Despite the party's refusal to support him, Jaw won a record number of votes. He later became a member of the New Kuomintang Alliance and the Breakfast Club, set up in opposition to party chairman Lee Teng-hui. In August 1993, he co-founded the New Party. The next year, Jaw contested the Taipei City mayoralty on behalf of the New Party, and lost to Chen Shui-bian. Jaw announced his intention to retire from politics in July 1996. In 2004, Jaw, a staunch supporter of unification, was invited to debate the referendum on Cross-Strait  relations. He was named an adviser to Kuomintang candidates during the 2010 election cycle. In 2017, Jaw reiterated that he was an independent. In February 2021, Jaw disclosed that he had met with Han Kuo-yu in September 2020, who told Jaw that he should return to the Kuomintang and run for the party leadership. The restoration of Jaw's party membership was announced on 3 February 2021, and he subsequently expressed interest in contesting the 2021 party leadership election, as well as the primary for the 2024 presidential election cycle. Jaw stated on 28 April 2021 that he was  no longer considering a run for the Kuomintang chairmanship. Media career. Soon after announcing his withdrawal from politics in 1996, Jaw founded UFO Radio. He also owned and served as its president. In 2006, Jaw acquired the Broadcasting Corporation of China. He has also hosted his own radio and television programs. Personal life. Though Jaw is of Mainlander ancestry, he is fluent in Taiwanese Hokkien. He is married to Liang Lei. Jaw's younger brother Chao Shao-wei has served as president of the Taipei Artist Agency Association.