- Yao Chia-wen
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name = Yao Chia-wen,
honorific-suffix =LL.M.
imagesize = 200px
caption = Yao Chia-wen in 2007
nationality = ROC-TW
order = 14th President of the Examination Yuan
term_start =June 21 ,2002
term_end =2008
predecessor = Hsu Shuei-de
successor = Chang Chun-yen
birth_date = birth date and age|1938|6|15
birth_place = Hemei, Changhua,Taiwan
death_date =
death_place =
spouse = Chou Ching-yu
party = DPP
alma_mater =National Taiwan University
occupation =Politician
profession =Lawyer Yao Chia-wen (zh-tp|t=姚嘉文|p=Yáo Jiāwén), a Taiwanese politician, is a former President of the
Examination Yuan of thegovernment of the Republic of China (Taiwan) . He was the secondchairperson of theDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP).Early life
Born in Hemei,
Changhua County , Yao has eleven younger siblings. In 1957, He started working as a clerk in the Bureau of Telecommunications, which is now theChunghwa Telecom . Yao studied law at theNational Taiwan University inTaipei . He passed thebar exam in 1966 and got hismaster's degree in law two years later.Yao co-founded the "Legal Advice Center for Citizens" (zh-t|t=平民法律服務中心) in 1972 after attending the
University of California at Berkeley as avisiting scholar . In 1975, he served as adefense lawyer of Kuo Yu-hsin, an important figure in theTangwai movement, along withLin Yi-hsiung .Yao is married to Chou Ching-yu, who is a former magistrate of
Changhua County .Entry into politics
Yao called for the abolition of the National Assembly in his book "Maintaining and Amending the Law" (zh-t|t=護法與變法) published in 1978. In 1979, Yao was arrested and sentenced to a 12-year prison for his involvement in the
Kaohsiung Incident . He served in prison for seven years and became the chairperson of theDemocratic Progressive Party after he was released. Under his chairmanship, the party adopted the "Program for the Sovereign Independence of Taiwan" (zh-t|t=臺灣主權獨立案). In 1992, Yao joined the "Welfare State Alliance" (zh-t|t=福利國連線) faction of the DPP founded byFrank Hsieh . He was elected a member of theLegislative Yuan the same year, but was not re-elected in 1995.In 1997, Yao started teaching at
National Tsing Hua University as anassociate professor . He worked as a lawyer again in 1999, as he ran unsuccessfully for legislator again in 1998. PresidentChen Shui-bian appointed Yao as one of hisSenior Advisor s in 2000. Five years later, he was appointed as the President of theExamination Yuan .Yao was replaced by the Ma Ying-Jeou government in 2008 after Chen Shui-bian's administration expired.
Political ideology
Yao supports the
Taiwan independence movement . He was an editor of theFormosa Magazine , which is associated with theTangwai 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. [Chuang, Jimmy [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/04/18/2003303287 "New book aims to set facts straight on nation's history"] ",Taipei Times , 4/18/2006"]External links
* [http://intro.exam.gov.tw/enggtm/gtm-10.htm 10th term President – Examination Yuan]
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