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Kao Yu-ting
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高鈺婷
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Kao campaigning in Hsinchu, 2019
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| 6th Chairperson of the New Power Party | |||||||||
| In office 29 August 2020 – 10 November 2020 (acting after 3 November 2020) |
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| Preceded by | Hsu Yung-ming Chiu Hsien-chih (acting) |
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| Succeeded by | Chen Jiau-hua | ||||||||
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| Born | 28 March 1985 Taipei County, Taiwan |
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| Political party | New Power Party (since 2015) | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Education | National Huwei Institute of Technology (BS) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (MS) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 高鈺婷 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 高钰婷 | ||||||||
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Kao Yu-ting (Chinese: 高鈺婷; born March 28, 1985) is an engineer and politician from Taiwan. She joined the New Power Party in 2015. She also served as the party's leader from August to November 2020.
About Kao Yu-ting
Early Life and Education
Kao Yu-ting was born on March 28, 1985, in Taipei County, Taiwan. She grew up in Taipei. She went to Taipei Municipal Da-An Vocational High School.
After high school, she studied aeronautical engineering. She earned her bachelor's degree from the National Huwei Institute of Technology. Later, she got a master's degree in electrical engineering. This was from the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. Before becoming a politician, Kao worked as an engineer.
Political Journey
Kao Yu-ting became interested in politics after the Sunflower Student Movement. This was a big student protest in Taiwan. She joined a group called Taiwan March.
In 2015, Kao became a member of the New Power Party. This is a political party in Taiwan. In 2020, she ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan. This is like Taiwan's parliament. She wanted to represent Hsinchu City Constituency. Even though she didn't win, she had support from famous people like Wu Nien-jen.
In August 2020, the leader of the New Power Party and other members resigned. Kao Yu-ting was then chosen to lead the party. She became the chairperson on August 29, 2020.
She decided to step down as chairperson on November 3, 2020. Kao explained that she took the leadership role to help the party improve. She felt that goal had been reached. She was replaced by Chen Jiau-hua on November 10, 2020.
Family Life
Kao Yu-ting is a mother. She has two daughters.
