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Yao Ching-ling
Taiwanese political scientist and politician (born 1969) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Yao Ching-ling (Chinese: 饒慶鈴; pinyin: Ráo Qìnglíng; born 23 November 1969) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who is currently serving as magistrate of Taitung County. A member of the Kuomintang, she was elected as a member of Taitung County Council in 2005 and became speaker in 2010.
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Education
Yao graduated from Fu Jen Catholic University with a bachelor's degree in Chinese literature and earned a master's degree in media literacy from San Jose State University. She then earned her Ph.D. from National Taiwan Normal University in political science.[1]
Political career
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Yao was elected to the Taitung County Council after winning the local election on 3 December 2005, making her the youngest councilor to be elected at the age of 36. In 2010, she was elected as the speaker of the county council.[1]
While serving on the county council, Yao explored bids for higher office, contesting Kuang Li-chen for the Taitung magistracy in 2009,[2] and a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 2012.[3] In 2016, Yao was appointed a deputy secretary-general of the Kuomintang, under chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu.[4][5]
2018 Taitung County magistrate election
Yao defeated Liao Kuo-tung in a Kuomintang primary and subsequently received her party's nomination to contest the Taitung magistracy in 2018.[6][7]
She faced Democratic Progressive Party challenger Liu Chao-hao and three independent candidates, including former county commissioner Kuang Li-chen.[8][9] Yao won the magisterial election held on 24 November 2018.[1][10]
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2025 trip to China
In January, Yao led a delegation to China and met with Taiwan Affairs Office head Song Tao, drawing criticism.[11]
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