Yao Jen-to
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Yao Jen-to | |
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| 姚人多 | |
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| Vice Chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation | |
| In office 21 June 2018 – 19 May 2020 | |
| Chairperson | Katharine Chang |
| Preceded by | Ko Cheng-heng |
| Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation | |
| In office 21 June 2018 – 19 May 2020 | |
| Chairperson | Katharine Chang |
| Preceded by | Ko Cheng-heng |
| Deputy Secretary-General to the President | |
| In office 10 August 2016 – 20 June 2018 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Secretary-General | Lin Bih-jaw Liu Chien-sin (acting) Joseph Wu Liu Chien-sin (acting) Chen Chu |
| Preceded by | Tseng Hou-jen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1969 (age 55) Taiwan |
| Political party |  Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA) University of Essex (PhD) |
Yao Jen-to (Chinese: 姚人多; pinyin: Yáo Rénduō; born 12 December 1969) is a Taiwanese sociologist and politician who previously served as the vice chairperson and secretary-general of Straits Exchange Foundation from 21 June 2018 to 19 May 2020. He is currently a professor of sociology at National Tsing Hua University.
Education
[edit]Yao graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in sociology. He then studied for a doctorate in the United Kingdom, where he earned his Ph.D. from the University of Essex in 2002. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Governing the colonised: Governmentality in the Japanese colonisation of Taiwan, 1895-1945".[1]
Political career
[edit]Yao had been working as a security adviser to President Tsai Ing-wen when, on 10 August 2016, he was appointed deputy secretary-general of the presidential office.[2] On 20 June 2018 he resigned from the presidential office position and took the role of vice chairperson and secretary-general of Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) the following day as confirmed by SEF spokesperson.
Political stance
[edit]In 2013 during a public forum, Yao as a member of Democratic Progressive Party made a statement that Taiwan independence movement has lost its popularity among the public in Taiwan and urged the Party to facilitate democratization in China by promoting Taiwan's experiences in furthering democracy, freedom and human rights.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Katz, Paul R. (May 2005). "Governmentality and Its Consequences in Colonial Taiwan: A Case Study of the Ta-pa-ni Incident of 1915". The Journal of Asian Studies. 64 (2): 387–424. doi:10.1017/S0021911805000823. ISSN 1752-0401.
- ^ "Yao Jen-to appointed PO deputy secretary-general". The China Post. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Presidential Office's Yao appointed to SEF post". Taipei Times. 22 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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