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Taiwanese engineer and politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leether Yao Leeh-ter (Chinese: 姚立德; pinyin: Yáo Lìdé) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician. He was appointed political deputy minister of Education in September 2017 and resigned the position in January 2019.[1][2]
Leether Yao Leeh-ter | |
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姚立德 | |
Member of the Examination Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 September 2020 | |
Appointed by | Tsai Ing-wen |
EY President | Huang Jong-tsun |
Acting Minister of Education | |
In office 26 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 | |
Prime Minister | William Lai |
Preceded by | Yeh Jiunn-rong |
Succeeded by | Pan Wen-chung |
In office 30 May 2018 – 15 July 2018 | |
Prime Minister | William Lai |
Preceded by | Wu Maw-kuen |
Succeeded by | Yeh Jiunn-rong |
In office 15 April 2018 – 18 April 2018 | |
Prime Minister | William Lai |
Preceded by | Pan Wen-chung |
Succeeded by | Wu Maw-kuen |
Political Deputy Minister of Education | |
In office September 2017 – 13 January 2019 | |
Minister | Wu Maw-kuen Yeh Jiunn-rong |
Deputy | Lin Teng-chiao (administrative) |
Personal details | |
Born | Taipei, Taiwan | 4 September 1962
Political party | Independent |
Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
Alma mater | National Taipei Institute of Technology Missouri University of Science and Technology University of Wisconsin–Madison |
Yao obtained his diploma in electrical engineering from National Taipei Institute of Technology in 1982. He then moved to the United States and obtained master's degree in electrical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology in 1987 and doctoral degree in electrical and computer engineering from University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1992.
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