Yu Mei-nu (; born 28 January 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, she served in the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2020.

Education and early career

Yu obtained her bachelor's and master's degree in law from

National Taiwan University National Taiwan University (NTU; ) is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1928 during Japanese rule as the seventh of the Imperial Universities. It was named Taihoku Imperial University and served d ...

. She pursued doctoral legal studies at the University of Frankfurt. Yu subsequently worked as a lawyer.

Political career

Yu is a staunch supporter for the legalization of

same-sex marriage in Taiwan Same-sex marriage in Taiwan became legal on 24 May 2019, making Taiwan the first state in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage. On 24 May 2017, the Constitutional Court of the Judicial Yuan ruled that the existing law which only defined marriage a ...

, and known for her advocacy of women's rights.

Personal life

Yu is married to Remington Huang.

Honors and recognition

In 2020 she was conferred the

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's estab ...

on behalf of the French President.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Mei-nu 1955 births Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan National Taiwan University alumni Taiwanese women lawyers Living people 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians Taiwanese human rights activists LGBT rights activists from Taiwan Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite