Ker Chien-ming

Ker Chien-ming is a prominent member of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and serves as the caucus whip in the Legislative Yuan. He is known for his vocal opposition to legislative actions taken by the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP), particularly regarding their attempts to expand legislative powers at the expense of judicial independence. Recently, he has expressed outrage over proposed recall campaigns against DPP lawmakers, indicating a growing political tension in Taiwan.

Born on Feb 01, 1949 (76 years old)

Global Media Ratings

Dominance

0.01%

Persistence

4 wks

Reach

231,552

Power

6,514$

Sentiment

5.33

Countries Mentioned

Country	Mentions	Sentiment	Dominance	+ Persistence	x Population	= Reach	x GDP (millions)	= Power
Taiwan	6	5.33	0.69%	+40%	23,816,775	231,552	$670,000	6,514$
Totals	6				23,816,775	231,552	$670,000	6,514$

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Recent Mentions

Taiwan: Ker Chien-ming is the DPP’s caucus whip, thwarting efforts by party leadership to take him down amid a leadership crisis. 4

William Lai Wang Shih Cheng Tsai Ing Wen Courtney Donovan Smith

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Donovan’s Deep Dives: The DPP’s Old Ker, the defiant lamb that refuses to be sacrificed

Taiwan: Ker Chien-ming is engaged in a brutal internal war to oust him from the DPP. 5

Ko Wen Je Eric Chu Huang Kuo Chang Lu Shiow Yen Courtney Donovan Smith

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Donovan’s Deep Dives: With Eric Chu gone, the KMT faces internal squabbling, but can he be convinced to stay?

Taiwan: Democratic Progressive Party caucus whip Ker Chien-ming shakes hands with a colleague. 6

Michelle Lee Fu Kun Chi Huang Kuo Chang Ruan Zhao Syong William Lai Lin Pei Hsiang

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Government, parties outline priorities as new legislative session begins

Taiwan: Ker Chien-ming is among the party members invited to dinner with the president. 6

William Lai

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Lai invites DPP leaders to discuss legislative priorities: sources

Taiwan: There is a movement to oust the controversial DPP caucus convener Ker Chien-ming. 5

William Lai Cho Jung Tai Chen Shui Bian Su Tseng Chang Ma Ying Jeou Tsai Ing Wen J T Kuo Courtney Donovan Smith

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Donovan’s Deep Dives: Lai’s cabinet reshuffle: Bold gamble, or too little, too late?

Taiwan: Democratic Progressive Party caucus whip Ker Chien-ming has been implied to step down as caucus whip. 6

William Lai Hsu Kuo Yung Lin Chun Hsien Lin Tai Hua Pan Men An

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: ‘Time for reshuffle,’ Lai says after recall failures

Taiwan: DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming expressed the hope that they would stay on to continue fighting. 6

Lin Chun Hsien William Lai Tsai Ing Wen Hsiao Bi Khim Chiu Yi Ying Rosalia Wu Ko Wen Je

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: ELECTION FALLOUT: DPP takes stock after recall losses

Taiwan: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming and 50 other legislators filed a petition with the Constitutional Court. 6

William Lai

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Constitutional Court to review central government budget

Taiwan: DPP whip Ker Chien-ming's early comments in favor of the recalls took on a more sinister tone for many. 3

William Lai Tsai Ing Wen Wang Shi Chien Courtney Donovan Smith

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Donovan’s Deep Dives: Taiwanese voters losing trust in the DPP

Taiwan: Ker Chien-ming is described as emblematic of what is wrong with the legislature. 3

William Lai Eric Chu Fu Kun Chi Chen Shui Bian Courtney Donovan Smith

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999: Donovan’s Deep Dives: Lessons that will not be learned from the recall results