Ann Kao

Ann Kao Kao Hung-an MLY
高虹安
Official portrait, 2022
8th Mayor of Hsinchu
Suspended
In office 25 December 2022 – 26 July 2024
Deputy	Tsai Li-tsing Andy Chiu
Preceded by	Chen Chang-hsien [zh] (acting) Lin Chih-chien
Succeeded by	Andy Chiu (acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2020 – 25 December 2022
Succeeded by	Chen Wan-hui
Constituency	Party-list (Taiwan People's Party)
Personal details
Born	(1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Taiwan People's Party (2019–2024)
Alma mater	National Taiwan Normal University National Taiwan University University of Cincinnati

Ann Kao Hung-an (Chinese: 高虹安; pinyin: Gāo Hóng'ān; born 25 January 1984) is a Taiwanese business executive and politician. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from National Taiwan Normal University and National Taiwan University, respectively, before working as a researcher for the Institute for Information Industry. The institute subsidized Kao's doctoral study at the University of Cincinnati. She then worked for Foxconn until 2020, when she was elected to the Legislative Yuan as a member of the Taiwan People's Party. Partway through her legislative term, Kao was elected Mayor of Hsinchu during the 2022 local election cycle. On 26 July 2024, Kao was removed from office and withdrew from the Taiwan People Party due to corruption allegations.