Leether Yao Leeh-ter () is a Taiwanese engineer and politician. He was appointed political deputy minister of
Education
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in September 2017 and resigned the position in January 2019.
Education
Yao obtained his diploma in electrical engineering from
National Taipei Institute of Technology in 1982. He then moved to the
United States
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and obtained master's degree in electrical engineering from
Missouri University of Science and Technology
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in 1987 and doctoral degree in electrical and computer engineering from
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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in 1992.
See also
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Education in Taiwan
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References
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Living people
Taiwanese Ministers of Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology alumni
1962 births