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Yao Li-ming

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Yao Li-ming
姚立明
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
ConstituencyKaohsiung County
Personal details
Born (1952-01-15) 15 January 1952 (age 72)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		New Party (1993–1997)
Home Party (2007–2014)

Yao Li-ming (Chinese: 姚立明; born 15 January 1952) is a Taiwanese political scientist, politician, and political commentator.

Life and career

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Yao is of Mainland Chinese descent.[1] He attended the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University before studying law at Fu Jen Catholic University, and subsequently earned a doctorate in the subject at Bielefeld University.[2] Prior to serving in the Third Legislative Yuan, Yao hosted a political talk show for the Public Television Service and was an adjunct instructor at National Sun Yat-sen University.[2] He represented Kaohsiung County in the Legislative Yuan from 1996 to 1999.[2] After Yao withdrew from the New Party during his legislative term,[3] he remained in office as a political independent.[2] Subsequently, Lin joined the Chinese Culture University faculty as a political scientist and professor of administrative management.[3][4] Aside from academia, Yao resumed his media career as a political commentator.[4] Later, Yao served as secretary-general of the Home Party,[5] and was ranked second on the Home Party party list for the January 2008 legislative elections, but was not elected to the Legislative Yuan.[6] He was also on the board of the Congress Watch Foundation.[7] He later became chairman of the Congress Watch Foundation.[8] Yao and former legislative colleague Chien Ta [zh] led a commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre held at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in June 2009.[9] Yao was a founding board member of the Thinking Taiwan Foundation, established by Tsai Ing-wen in 2012.[10] Independent mayoral candidate Ko Wen-je offered Yao the position of campaign director before the 2014 Taipei mayoral election,[1][11] which Yao accepted.[12] In his role as campaign manager, Yao filed a lawsuit against Lo Shu-lei [zh] for defamation, as Lo had claimed that Ko was involved in corruption, tax evasion, and money laundering while working as a physician at National Taiwan University Hospital.[13] Ko's campaign later alleged that opposing candidate Sean Lien's campaign had wiretapped Ko's campaign office. In response, Lien's campaign manager Alex Tsai filed a lawsuit against Yao and other members of Ko's campaign staff.[14] After Ko won the Taipei mayoralty, Yao again returned to political commentary.[15][16] Yao later appeared alongside Ko in a February 2015 rally organized to support Tsai's recall as a legislator [zh].[15] Prior to the 2018 Taipei City Council election, Yao opined that there were many swing voters in Taipei, negating the city as a Kuomintang stronghold.[17] Yao Li-ming split with Ko, and offered his support and services as a campaign manager to Pasuya Yao instead.[18][19] During the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election cycle, Yao worked for William Lai's campaign. In August, Lai appointed Yao Vice President of the Judicial Yuan.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wang, Chris (17 July 2014). "Ko Wen-je trying to recruit Yao Li-ming for campaign". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Yao Li-ming (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Hsu, Crystal (24 April 2001). "New Party fighting for its life as elections approach". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b Ko, Shu-ling (17 October 2008). "Chen Shui-bian files suit against political pundit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang (17 December 2007). "Small parties unhappy with airtime". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  6. ^ "〈快訊〉不分區立委開票結果 一覽表" (in Chinese). TVBS. 12 January 2008.
  7. ^ Wang, Flora (21 July 2008). "Watchdog releases report on legislature". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ Gerber, Abraham (8 August 2016). "Groups push for end to 'recommended' budget allocations". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ Hsieh, Wen-hua; Tseng, Wei-chen; Loa, Iok-sin (5 June 2009). "TIANANMEN 20 YEARS ON: FEATURE: Group battles apathy to remember victims". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  10. ^ Wang, Chris (7 August 2012). "Tsai Ing-wen announces launch of new foundation". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ Liu, Shih-chung (30 July 2014). "Ko Wen-je upholds fresh image". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. ^ Hsiao, Alison (18 July 2014). "Yao to lead Ko's campaign team". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  13. ^ Hsiao, Alison (11 September 2014). "Lo Shu-lei accuses Ko of corruption". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  14. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Loa, Iok-sin (25 November 2014). "KMT's Alex Tsai files wiretapping suit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b Gerber, Abraham; Hsiao, Alison (14 February 2015). "Hundreds rally for recall vote today". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  16. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Chien, Li-chung (6 March 2015). "Ma willing to testify in donations case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  17. ^ Lin, Sean (20 February 2018). "FEATURE: 'Third-force' candidates aim to shake KMT's hold on Taipei in year-end vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  18. ^ Chen, Wei-han (31 January 2018). "Yao not planning to pull out of DPP to seek election". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  19. ^ Lee, I-chia (1 February 2018). "Ko says he respects Yao Li-ming's choice for mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  20. ^ Teng, Pei-ju; Lin, Ching-yin; Fan, Cheng-hsiang; Kuo, Chien-shen (30 August 2024). "President nominates Judicial Yuan head, deputy; choices panned by opposition". Central News Agency. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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