
Han was the founding leader of what became the New Taipei City Hakka Association, serving from 1992 to 1998. Han won the Zhonghe seat on the Taipei County Council in 1990, and served until 1993, when he took office as a member of the Legislative Yuan. Prior to running for public office, Han worked as a school principal. He wrote his master's degree thesis with the title A Look at the Negotiations during the 'Two Airlines Uprising' from the Perspective of the Communist Party of China's (United Front) Strategy ( 從中共「對臺統戰」策略看兩航談判). Han studied English literature at Soochow University after graduating from the Republic of China Military Academy, and he earned a Master of Laws in East Asian studies from the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies of National Chengchi University in 1988. He attended National Banqiao Primary School, followed by Paul Hsu Senior High School, Hai-Shan High School, and Heng Yee Catholic High School. Early life, education, and career Īlso known by the English name Daniel Han, Han Kuo-yu was born in Taiwan to parents from Henan, on 17 June 1957. On 6 June 2020, Han was successfully recalled from his position as mayor and officially stepped down on 12 June. He was the KMT candidate for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, but lost to Tsai Ing-wen. Han was elected Mayor of Kaohsiung in November 2018, and became the first Kuomintang politician since Wu in 1998 to hold the office.

In 2017, Han contested the Kuomintang chairmanship, losing to Wu Den-yih. He later became general manager of Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Corporation.

He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2002, representing a portion of Taipei County for three terms. Han Kuo-yu ( Chinese: 韓國瑜 pinyin: Hán Guóyú Wade–Giles: Han² Kuo²-yü² Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hân Kok-jû born 17 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician.
