Miao Poya

Miao Poya
Taipei City Councilor
Assumed office
25 December 2018
ConstituencyTaipei City District 6
(serving Daan-Wenshan)
Personal details
Born (1987-10-02) 2 October 1987
Muzha District, Taiwan
Political partySocial Democratic Party
EducationNational Taiwan University (LLB)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese苗博雅
Simplified Chinese苗博雅
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMiáo Bóyǎ
Bopomofoㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄧㄚˇ
Wade–GilesMiao2 Po2-ya3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJBiâu Phok-ngá

Miao Poya (Chinese: 苗博雅; pinyin: Miáo Bóyǎ; Wade–Giles: Miao2 Po2-ya3; born 2 October 1987) is a Taiwanese politician and activist for humanitarianism, anti-death penalty, social feminism, LGBT rights and Taiwanese independence, also known for being one of Taiwan's first-ever openly lesbian council members. She was elected as councillor representing Taipei City District 6 during the 2018 local elections.