Chao Liang-yen (Chinese: 趙良燕; born 9 March 1954) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
editChao was educated at Chengcheng Elementary School and Kaohsiung Municipal Fongshan Junior High School 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
editChao 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- ^ a b "Chao Liang-yen (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Chao Liang-yen (6)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (18 March 2005). "Lee links arms budget to China threat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Huang, Jewel (31 October 2006). "Lee says US has suspended arms talks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Chang, Rich (1 January 2006). "Defense minister to be absent from hearing on arms". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ Huang, Jewel (22 May 2007). "Analysis: Allies' WHO behavior tough to interpret". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 February 2022.