Kao Yu-ting

Kao Yu-ting (Chinese: 高鈺婷; born 28 March 1985) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician. She joined the New Power Party in 2015, served as party leader from August to November 2020.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Kao.
Kao Yu-ting
高鈺婷
Kao campaigning in Hsinchu, 2019
Chairperson of the New Power Party
In office
29 August 2020 – 10 November 2020
(acting after 3 November 2020)
Preceded byHsu Yung-ming
Chiu Hsien-chih (acting)
Succeeded byChen Jiau-hua
Personal details
Born (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985
Taipei County, Taiwan
Political partyNew Power Party (since 2015)
Children2
Alma materNational Huwei Institute of Technology
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese高鈺婷
Simplified Chinese高钰婷
Not to be confused with Ko Yu-ting.

Early life and career

Kao was born on 28 March 1985 in Taipei County and was raised in Taipei.[1][2] She attended Taipei Municipal Da-An Vocational High School, then enrolled at the National Huwei Institute of Technology, within the department of aeronautical engineering. Kao subsequently completed a master's degree in electrical engineering at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology.[1] Prior to her political career, Kao worked at the Industrial Technology Research Institute.[2][3]

Political career

Following the Sunflower Student Movement, Kao became a member of Taiwan March.[3] Kao joined the New Power Party in 2015,[4] and contested the Hsinchu City Constituency seat on the Legislative Yuan on the party's behalf in 2020.[4] Her unsuccessful legislative campaign was backed by Wu Nien-jen.[5] Following the mass resignation of acting chair Chiu Hsien-chih and all members of the New Power Party's executive council on 5 August 2020,[4] Kao was elected to the body with the second highest vote share, trailing only Claire Wang, and assumed the party leadership with the council's support on 29 August 2020.[6][7] Kao announced her intention to resign as chair on 3 November 2020.[8] Kao stated that her resignation as chair and from the executive council would take effect upon the inauguration of a new chair.[8][9] Kao said that she assumed leadership of the party to help the party reform its operations, and resigned because the objective had been achieved. She felt pressured to begin planning for the 2022 elections, but believed that the task was better left to her successor.[9] Kao was replaced by Chen Jiau-hua on 10 November 2020.[10][11]

Personal life

Kao has two daughters.[2][4]

References
  1. "5號 高鈺婷". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. 王, 揚宇 (29 August 2020). "媽媽工程師當上時力黨魁 35歲高鈺婷政治驚奇之旅" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Alternative URL
  3. Hioe, Brian (6 January 2020). "From Taiwan March to the NPP: an interview with Gao Yu-ting". New Bloom. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. 王, 揚宇 (29 August 2020). "高鈺婷接掌時力 喊話勇敢改革重新打造政黨" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  5. Wu, Su-wei (6 January 2020). "2020 Elections: Generational battle seen in Saturday's polls: Wu Nien-jen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  6. Wang, Yang-yu; Lee, Hsin-Yin (29 August 2020). "Kao Yu-ting elected chairwoman of embattled New Power Party". Central News Agency.
  7. Wu, Su-wei; Chung, Jake (30 August 2020). "NPP elects a new leader amid crisis". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  8. Wang, Flor; Wang, Yang-yu (3 November 2020). "New Power Party chairwoman resigns". Central News Agency. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. Shan, Shelley (5 November 2020). "NPP's Kao Yu-ting outlines reasons for her resignation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. Wang, Yang-yu; Kao, Evelyn (10 November 2020). "Chen Jiau-hua elected New Power Party chairwoman". Central News Agency. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. "NPP elects Chen Jiau-hua as new party chairwoman". Taipei Times. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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