Chao Liang-yen

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Chao Liang-yen (Chinese: 趙良燕; born 9 March 1954) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education[edit]

Chao was educated at Chengcheng Elementary School and Kaohsiung Municipal Fongshan Junior High School [zh] before graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Girls' Senior High School. She then studied journalism at Chinese Culture University and later pursued a Master of Arts in political science at the same institution.[1][2]

Political career[edit]

Chao served two terms on the Fongshan City Council, and was subsequently elected to the National Assembly in 1991. She remained a member of the assembly until 1996. Chao contested the 2001 legislative elections, and won election to the Legislative Yuan as a People First Party representative of Kaohsiung County. She was reelected in 2004, and stepped down from the Legislative Yuan at the end of her second term in 2008.[1][2] During Chao's second term as a member of the Legislative Yuan, she frequently opined on military affairs,[3][4] and served for a period as convener of the legislature's defense committee.[5] She later served as People First Party caucus whip.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Chao Liang-yen (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chao Liang-yen (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (18 March 2005). "Lee links arms budget to China threat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  4. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Huang, Jewel (31 October 2006). "Lee says US has suspended arms talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  5. ^ Chang, Rich (1 January 2006). "Defense minister to be absent from hearing on arms". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  6. ^ Huang, Jewel (22 May 2007). "Analysis: Allies' WHO behavior tough to interpret". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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