Yao Jen-to

Yao Jen-to
姚人多
Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 June 2018
Chairperson	Katharine Chang
Preceded by
Deputy Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China
In office 10 August 2016 – 20 June 2018
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Secretary-General	Lin Bih-jaw Liu Chien-sin (acting) Joseph Wu Liu Chien-sin (acting) Chen Chu
Preceded by	Tseng Hou-jen
Personal details
Born	12 December 1969 (1969-12-12) (age 52) Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Taiwan University University of Essex

Yao Jen-to (Chinese: 姚人多; pinyin: Yáo Rénduō; born 12 December 1969) is a Taiwanese politician who has been the Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation since 21 June 2018.

Education[]

Yao obtained his bachelor's degree in sociology from National Taiwan University and doctoral degree from University of Essex in the United Kingdom.

Political career[]

Yao had been working as a security adviser to President Tsai Ing-wen when, on 10 August 2016, he was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidential Office.^[1] On 20 June 2018 he resigned from the presidential office position and took the role of Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) the following day as confirmed by SEF spokesperson.

Political stance[]

In 2013 during a public forum, Yao as a member of Democratic Progressive Party made a statement that Taiwan independence movement has lost its popularity among the public in Taiwan and urged the Party to facilitate democratization in China by promoting Taiwan's experiences in furthering democracy, freedom and human rights.^[2]

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