Hsu Kuo-yung

Hsu Kuo-yung (; born 7 June 1958) is a Taiwanese politician and media personality who is currently the Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party since 2025. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and again in 2016. Hsu served as the minister of Interior from 2018 to 2022. Later, Hsu become the host for the FTV News political program "National Bravest" from 2023 to 2025.

Education Hsu obtained his bachelor's degree in law from National Chung Hsing University. He then earned a Master of Arts in law from National Taiwan Ocean University.

Political careers Hsu served as the Taipei City councillor in 2002 until his inauguration as the member of the Legislative Yuan, in 2005, of the 1st constituency of Taipei City.

2008 legislative election Eligible voters: 280,614 Total votes cast (Ratio): 171,665 (61.17%) Valid Votes (Ratio): 169,272 (98.61%) Invalid Votes (Ratio): 2,393 (1.39%)

In 2016, he returned as a member of the member of the Legislative Yuan for the DPP proportional representation constituency.

In October 2016, after the resignation of the Executive Yuan spokesperson Tong Cheng-yuan, whose role was transferred to National Security Council, Hsu resigned his membership in the Legislative Yuan and succeeded Tong as the spokesperson. Chiu Tai-yuan succeeded Hsu's legislative membership.

In July 2018, then-interior minister Yeh Jiunn-rong was appointed as the new education minister. Then-spokesperson Hsu succeeded Yeh as the interior minister until his resignation in 2022 due health issues.

In August 2025, Hsu was named secretary-general of the Democratic Progressive Party.

Media careers In December 2022, FTV News announces a new political program "National Bravest" (全國第一勇) and he will be the host starting 26th of the same month.

Other notes When he was the spokesperson for the Executive Yuan, he was once sent to the hospital because of accidentally eating Alocasia odora(姑婆芋), And was nicknamed "Gu Po Yong"(姑婆勇).