Timothy Yang or Yang Chin-tien (; born 1 July 1942) is a
Taiwanese
Taiwanese may refer to:
* Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien
* Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa)
* Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan
* Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan
* Taiwanese people, ...
diplomat
A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...
and former
Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Secretary-General to the President of the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
, serving under President
Ma Ying-Jeou.
Early life
Yang was born in
Ershui
Ershui Township () is a rural township in southeastern Changhua County, Taiwan.
Geography
Ershui is bordered on the north by Tianzhong Township, to the east by Mingjian Township in Nantou County, and to the west by Xizhou Township. Its name m ...
,
Changhua County and earned his bachelor's degree in diplomacy at the
National Chengchi University.
Foreign Minister of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
When veteran diplomat
Francisco Ou
Francisco H.L. Ou (; 5 January 1940 – 30 October 2021) was a Taiwanese diplomat. He was ambassador of the Republic of China to Nicaragua and Guatemala before serving as foreign minister during the Ma Ying-jeou presidential administration.
Ear ...
resigned with the Cabinet of Premier
Liu Chao-Shiuan in September 2009, President Ma Ying-Jeou named Yang to the post, to serve in the newly formed Cabinet of incoming Premier
Wu Den-yih. Prior to becoming Foreign Minister, Yang served as representative to
Ireland,
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
, and
Indonesia. As
Minister of Foreign Affairs he also holds the position of vice-chairman within the
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy.
ROC Presidential Office Secretary-General
ROC Presidential Office Building Truck Attack
Commenting on the
truck attack to the
ROC Presidential Office Building in January 2014, Yang said that a team will be established and charged with improving security around the building.
See also
*
President of the Republic of China
The president of the Republic of China, now often referred to as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (ROC), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had aut ...
References
Living people
1942 births
Ministers of foreign affairs of Taiwan
Representatives of Taiwan to Ireland
Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County
Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan
National Chengchi University alumni
Representatives of Taiwan to Indonesia
Representatives of Taiwan to Australia
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