As premier he held high approval ratings (even higher than Lee's)—he was tough on crime and promoted a multibillion-dollar economic development plan to industrialize Taiwan. Hau submitted his resignation in January 1993 after the KMT's poor showing in the 1992 Legislative Yuan election. Appointed as one of four vice-chairmen of the KMT in the 14th Party Congress (immediately following the defection of the New Kuomintang Alliance) in another effort by Lee to pacify the mainlander faction, Hau served from 1993 to 1995. He was expelled from the Kuomintang for his support of New Party candidates in the 1995 legislative elections, and was named Lin Yang-kang's running mate in the 1996 presidential election. Hau rejoined the KMT in 2005. Personal life He married Kuo Wan-hua and had two sons and three daughters. One of his sons is politician Hau Lung-pin, the former chairman of the New Party, and former Mayor of Taipei. Kuo Wan-hua died on 12 September 2018, aged 96. Hau was baptized as a Christian on 31 December 2017. Hau Pei-tsun died of multiple organ failure at Tri-Service General Hospital on 30 March 2020, aged 100. He was posthumously awarded a presidential citation. References Citations Sources Denny Roy, Taiwan: A Political History (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003) External links 1919 births 2020 deaths Anti-Japanese sentiment in Taiwan Chinese military personnel of World War II Non-U.S. alumni of the Command and General Staff College Politicians from Yancheng Premiers of the Republic of China on Taiwan Republic of China Army generals Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu Generals from Jiangsu Republic of China Military Academy alumni Chinese Civil War refugees Taiwanese people from Jiangsu Taiwanese Protestants Taiwanese centenarians Men centenarians Deaths from multiple organ failure