Yang Yao

Yang Yao (Chinese: 楊曜; born 6 December 1966) is a Taiwanese politician.

Yang Yao

MLY
楊曜
Yang in 2015
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Preceded byLin Pin-kuan
ConstituencyPenghu County
Member of the Penghu County Council
In office
1 March 2006 – 31 January 2012
Personal details
Born (1966-12-06) 6 December 1966
Penghu County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materTunghai University
Occupationpolitician

Education

He attended National Magong High School in Magong, and studied law at Tunghai University.[1]

Political career

Yang was a member of the Penghu County Council from 2006 to 2012, when he was first elected to the Legislative Yuan.[1] While serving on the county council, Yang opposed mobilizing Penghu residents to support the building of a casino in the area.[2] The proposal was put to a referendum in September, and did not pass.[3][4] In December 2010, Yang attended a protest while President Ma Ying-jeou visited Penghu. Yang stated of the central government, "We are taking to the streets because county commissioners, legislators and the president have turned a blind eye to our problems. We are not asking much. We just want fair treatment."[5] In 2012, Yang succeeded Lin Pin-kuan as legislative representative for the Penghu County district.[6] Yang was reelected in 2016, and formed the Renewable Power Promotion Alliance alongside fellow legislators Chen Man-li, Su Chih-fen, and Chung Chia-pin in May 2017.[7]

References
  1. "Yang Yao (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. Loa, Iok-sin (17 May 2009). "Penghu residents reluctant to sign for casino referendum". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  3. Shih, Hsiu-Chuan (29 September 2009). "ANALYSIS: Analysts say referendum highlights problems". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  4. Loa, Iok-sin (27 September 2009). "Residents of Penghu reject casino resort plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  5. Ko, Shu-ling (13 December 2010). "Penghu residents protest during Ma visit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  6. Liu, Yu-ching; Chung, Jake (15 October 2014). "INTERVIEW: DPP's Chen Kuang-fu relying on the personal touch". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  7. Lin, Chia-nan (27 May 2017). "Cross-party alliance to push renewable energy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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