Yao Chia-wen
Yao Chia-wen | |
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姚嘉 | |
![]() Official portrait, 2016 | |
Senior Advisor to the President | |
Assumed office 9 November 2016 | |
President | Tsai Ing-wen |
In office 20 May 2000 – 31 August 2002 | |
President | Chen Shui-bian |
14th President of the Examination Yuan | |
In office 21 June 2002 – 1 September 2008[1] | |
Appointed by | Chen Shui-bian |
Vice President | Wu Rong-ming |
Preceded by | Hsu Shui-teh |
Succeeded by | Wu Jin-lin (acting) |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office February 1, 1993 – January 31, 1996 | |
Constituency | Changhua County |
2nd Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
In office 20 December 1987 – 30 October 1988 | |
Secretary General | Huang Erh-hsuan |
Preceded by | Chiang Peng-chien |
Succeeded by | Huang Hsin-chieh |
Personal details | |
Born | Wabi Town, Shōka District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Hemei, Changhua, Taiwan) | June 15, 1938
Nationality | Empire of Japan (1938–1945) Taiwan (since 1945) |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Spouse | Chou Ching-yu |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Yao Chia-wen (Chinese: 姚嘉
Yao was also a practicing lawyer. In 1979, he was imprisoned due to his involvement in the Formosa Incident and authored his representative work Taiwan Story of Seven Colors (
Early life
[edit]Born in Wabi Town, Shōka District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Hemei, Changhua, Taiwan), Yao has eleven younger siblings. In 1957, he started working as a clerk in the Bureau of Telecommunications, which is now the Chunghwa Telecom. Yao studied law at the National Taiwan University in Taipei. He passed the bar exam in 1966 and got his master's degree in law two years later.
He pursued further studies at the University of California, Berkeley, and received an honorary doctorate in law from Hankyong National University in South Korea. Yao co-founded the "Legal Advice Center for Citizens" (
Yao is married to Chou Ching-yu, who is a former magistrate of Changhua County.
Political career
[edit]Yau Jia-wen's main area of research is "legal aid." He founded the "Legal Advice Center for Citizens" and served as the general secretary of the "Association of Comparative Law", contributing to judicial reforms and advocating for the rule of law. In 1975, together with Lin Yi-hsiung (
Yao called for the abolition of the National Assembly in his book Maintaining and Amending the Law (
In 1997, Yao started teaching at National Tsing Hua University as an associate professor. He worked as a lawyer again in 1999, as he ran unsuccessfully for legislator again in 1998. President Chen Shui-bian appointed Yao as one of his Senior Advisors in 2000. Two years later, he was appointed as the President of the Examination Yuan. After a contentious but successful confirmation,[4] media coverage focused heavily on alleged extramarital affairs.[5][6][7]
Yao was replaced by the Ma Ying-jeou government in 2008 after Chen Shui-bian's administration left office. Yao was named a senior adviser to Tsai Ing-wen in October 2016.[8]
Literature activities
[edit]Yau Jia-wen's literary works primarily consist of novels, with his magnum opus Taiwan Story of Seven Colors (
He has also authored more than twenty works in the fields of law, politics, history, and literature, including historical novels such as Jenchihkuan of Wushe (
Political ideology
[edit]Yao supports the Taiwan independence movement. He was an editor of the Formosa Magazine, which is associated with the Tangwai movement. In 2006, he wrote a book that examines treaties that have strongly influenced the Taiwanese history with a goal to "set the facts straight" as the history of Taiwan is controversial.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "
考試 院 全 球 資 訊網". - ^ Huang, Wen-cheng (2006).
受刑 與 書寫 —台灣 監獄 文學 考察 (1895—2005) [Prison and Writings – The Study of Taiwan Prison Literature (1895 – 2005)]. Chinese Culture University. pp. 263–264. - ^ "Profile of a human rights lawyer" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (29): 2–3. March 1987. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (22 June 2002). "Yao Chia-wen triumphs against the odds". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Yao tells lawmakers, 'I love my wife'". Taipei Times. 11 June 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Low, Stephanie (15 September 2002). "Public split on politicians' affairs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Low, Stephanie (28 August 2002). "Woman claims used toilet paper proves affair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ Lee, Hsin-fang; Chin, Jonathan (11 October 2016). "Tsai snubbed by Yu Shyi-kun and Su Tseng-chang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ Hsu, Hui-wen (2008).
戰後 非 原住民 作家 的 原住民 書寫 [Non-aboriginal Writer’s Aboriginal Writing in Post War]. Fo Guang University. p. 117. - ^ Lin, Chi-yang (2006-05-14). "
台灣 人的 集 體 記憶 和 歷史 意 象 " [Collective Memory and Historical Imagery of the Taiwanese People].自由時報 -星 期 專 論 [Liberty Times - Sunday Discussion]. - ^ Chuang, Jimmy (18 Apr 2006). "New book aims to set facts straight on nation's history". Taipei Times. p. 3.
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