Karen Yu

Yu Wan-ju, also known by her English name Karen Yu, is a Taiwanese politician. She served a single term on the Legislative Yuan as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.

Education

After graduating from Taipei First Girls' High School, Yu studied economics at National Taiwan University and graduated with a bachelor's degree. She then earned a Master of Science in anthropology from the SOAS University of London in England and later earned Master of Business Administration in finance from National Taiwan University.

Pre-political career

She founded the cafe OKOGreen in 2008. The establishment served only coffee produced through fair trade practices, and supported environmentalism by partnering with Green Party Taiwan and the Taiwan Environmental Information Center. Yu has also served on the council of the Taiwan Fairtrade Association.

Political career

Yu was co-chair of Green Party Taiwan from 2012 to 2015. She was listed eighth on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation ballot during the 2016 legislative elections and won an at-large seat in the Legislative Yuan. After stepping down as a legislator, she was appointed director general of the Taoyuan City Government's Department of Information Technology.