Yang Tzu-pao

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Tzu-pao (simplified Chinese: 杨子葆; traditional Chinese: 楊子葆; pinyin: Yáng Zibǎo; Wade–Giles: Yang² Tzŭ³-pao³; born 8 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician, engineer, and diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Culture in 2016-2018 and incumbent Representative to Ireland since 2018.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Yang Tzu-pao
楊子葆
Minister of Foreign Affairs[citation needed]
Acting 6 May 2008 – 20 May 2008
Prime Minister	Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by	James C. F. Huang
Succeeded by	Francisco Ou
Diplomatic offices Representative of Taiwan to Ireland In office 15 June 2018 – July 2025 President Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te Preceded by Du Sheng-kuan Succeeded by Tang Diann-wen Representative of Taiwan to France In office September 2005 – September 2006 President Chen Shui-bian Preceded by Chiu Jung-nan Succeeded by Michel Lu
Deputy ministerial offices Deputy Minister of Culture In office 20 May 2016 – 1 June 2018 Serving with Ting Hsiao-ching Minister Cheng Li-chun Preceded by Chen Yung-feng Succeeded by Hsiao Tsung-huang Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs In office September 2006 – 5 May 2008 Minister James C. F. Huang Himself (acting) Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Commission In office June 2004 – August 2005 Minister Chang Fu-mei 4th Deputy Mayor of Hsinchu In office April 1999 – August 2000 Mayor James Tsai
Personal details
Born	(1963-08-08) 8 August 1963 (age 62) Hualien County, Taiwan
Party	Democratic Progressive Party
Education	National Taiwan University (BS, MS) École nationale des ponts et chaussées (PhD)

Early life and education

Yang was born in Hualien County in 1963. He graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering in 1986 and a master's degree in civil engineering in 1989. He then earned his Ph.D. in engineering from École nationale des ponts et chaussées in France in 1996.^[6] His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Bilan financier de l'automatisation intégrale des transports collectifs urbains" (English: Financial assessment of the integral automation of urban public transport).^[7]

Early career

Upon his doctoral degree education completion, Yang was invited as project manager to participate in the feasibility study of the interoceanic railway in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. After working there for three months, Yang joined a transportation planning company THI Consultants as chief engineer.^[8]

Political career

In 1999, Yang was invited by Hsinchu City Mayor James Tsai to be his deputy.^[8]

See also

• Culture of Taiwan