Yang Ying-hsiung

Yang Ying-hsiung (Chinese: 楊應雄; pinyin: Yáng Yīngxióng; born 8 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician.

Yang Ying-hsiung
楊應雄
Yang in March 2013
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2012 – 31 January 2016
Preceded byChen Fu-hai
Succeeded byYang Cheng-wu
ConstituencyKinmen County
Personal details
Born (1957-06-08) 8 June 1957
Kinmen, Fujian
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
Other political
affiliations		New Party
Alma materFu Jen Catholic University
Xiamen University

Education

Yang attended Kinmen County Jin-sha Elementary School, Kinmen County Jin-Sha Junior High School and National Kinmen Senior High School. He completed a bachelor's degree in economics at Fu Jen Catholic University and a master's of business administration at Xiamen University.[1]

Political career

Yang won election to the Kinmen County Council in 2002 and 2005 while affiliated with the New Party.[2][3] Yang won a third term as county councilor in 2009, representing the Kuomintang.[4] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012, again under the Kuomintang banner.[1]

In April 2012, Yang abstained from the first round of voting on a resolution banning the import and sale of beef from the United States.[5] Although he voted against the resolution in the second round,[6] the Kuomintang fined him and several other affiliated legislators.[7] The total value of fines assessed was over NT$3 million, setting a record for the largest total fine in the Legislative Yuan's history.[7] In 2013, Yang drew attention to rising airfares.[8][9] During his legislative term, Yang commented often on foreign relations,[10] specifically regarding Japan,[11] and aid distributed to the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.[12] Regarding the military, Yang opposed a withdrawal of forces from Dadan and Erdan Islands in 2013.[13] Following unauthorized visits by private citizens to a military base housing Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters in 2015, Yang questioned the status of military cooperation between Taiwan and the United States.[14] While serving on the Legislative Yuan, Yang expressed support for the Kinmen County Government to pursue a deal on the supply of utilities from China.[15]

References
  1. "Yang Ying-hsiung (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "2002-91年縣市議員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission.
  3. "2005-94年縣市議員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "2009-98年縣市議員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (28 April 2012). "Beef vote a warning sign: KMT whip". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. Shih, Hsiao-kuang (29 April 2012). "KMT schedules disciplinary meeting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  7. Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Hsu, Stacy (4 February 2013). "KMT lawmakers fined for disobedience". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  8. Shan, Shelley (17 April 2013). "Lawmakers object to airfare increase". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  9. Shan, Shelley (27 September 2013). "Discounts could ease flight cost increase". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  10. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (30 May 2013). "Nation's image tarnished: lawmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  11. Shih, Hsiu-chuan (3 May 2013). "Japan has to face up to wartime past, envoy says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  12. Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Mo, Yan-chih (14 November 2013). "'No limits' on aid to Philippines: MOFA". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  13. "Troop withdrawals worry lawmakers". Taipei Times. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  14. Hsiao, Alison (8 April 2015). "Military officials must resign: legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  15. Lin, Sean (22 July 2015). "Environmentalists warn on Kinmen-China water deal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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