Yao Chia-wen
Yao Chia-wen | |
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| 姚嘉文 | |
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 | |
| 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 | June 15, 1938 Wabi Town, Shōka District, Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Hemei, Changhua, Taiwan) |
| Nationality | Empire of Japan (1938–1945) Taiwan (since 1945) |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Chou Ching-yu |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM) University of California, Berkeley (MSL) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Yao Chia-wen (Chinese: 姚嘉文; pinyin: Yáo Jiāwén; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iâu Ka-bûn; born 15 June 1938) is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who is an important figure in Taiwan's democratization movement. He was the second chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), serving from 1987 to 1988. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1996, and president of the Examination Yuan between 2002 and 2008.
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 (臺灣七色記) while incarcerated. After his release, Yao held various positions, including chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), DPP Central Committee member, publisher of the Formosa Magazine (美麗島), and legislator.