Yu Yu-hsien

Yu Yu-hsien (Chinese: 余玉賢; 1934–1993) was a Taiwanese economist.

Yu Yu-hsien
余玉賢
Minister of Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China
In office July 1988 – November 1992
Preceded by	Wang You-tsao
Succeeded by	Paul Sun
Personal details
Born	16 October 1934 Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died	20 June 1993(1993-06-20) (aged 58)
Nationality	Republic of China
Education	National Chung Hsing University (BS, MS) Oregon State University (MA) Purdue University (PhD)

Born in 1934 in Taiwan Province, Yu earned a doctorate in agricultural economics from Purdue University.^[1] He was appointed to lead the Taiwan Provincial Government Department of Agriculture and Forestry in December 1981.^[2] In this position, Yu developed an advertising campaign to increase the rate of consumption of fruits grown in Taiwan, and decrease waste resulting from overproduction.^[3] He accomplished the same for excess rice, by reallocating land to be used for growing other grains.^[4] Yu was named agriculture minister in July 1988, and retained his office when Hau Pei-tsun assumed the premiership in 1990.^[5] Paul Sun replaced Yu in November 1992.