Shyu Jong-shyong (; born 7 October 1957) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Shyu obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from Soochow University in 1981. He then continued his studies in the

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and obtained his master's degree in special education and doctorate in physical disability welfare from the

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Early career

After graduation from University of Northern Colorado, Shyu became a specialist under the Department of Social Affairs of

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in 1987–1988. In 1988-1991 he became an associate researcher at the Taiwan Secondary Education Teachers Training Center and in 1991-1993 he became an associate professor at the Department of Special Education of National Taichung Teacher's College.

Political career

Shyu served on the

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from 1993 to 2011, and was the first member of a legislature entirely elected by residents of the

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to have a disability. He resigned from the legislature to serve as deputy mayor of Taichung between 2011 and 2014, and subsequently served as deputy secretary-general of the

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in 2015–2016.

References

Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Living people 1957 births Kuomintang Members of the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan Members of the 7th Legislative Yuan Taichung Members of the Legislative Yuan University of Northern Colorado alumni Soochow University (Taiwan) alumni Taiwanese politicians with disabilities Deputy mayors of Taichung {{Taiwan-mayor-stub