Yang Ying-hsiung | |
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楊應雄 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 2012 – 31 January 2016 | |
Preceded by | Chen Fu-hai |
Succeeded by | Yang Cheng-wu |
Constituency | Kinmen County |
Personal details | |
Born | Kinmen, Fujian | 8 June 1957
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Other political affiliations | New Party |
Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University Xiamen University |
Yang Ying-hsiung (Chinese: 楊應雄; pinyin: Yáng Yīngxióng; born 8 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician.
Yang attended Kinmen County Jin-sha Elementary School, Kinmen County Jin-Sha Junior High SchoolFu Jen Catholic University and a master's of business administration at Xiamen University.[1]
and National Kinmen Senior High School . He completed a bachelor's degree in economics atYang 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]