Shyu Jong-shyong

Shyu Jong-shyong is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Shyu graduated from Soochow University with a bachelor's degree in political science in 1981. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, earning a Master of Arts in 1984 and his Ph.D. in 1988 in special education, both from the University of Northern Colorado.

Early career

After graduation from University of Northern Colorado, Shyu became a specialist under the Department of Social Affairs of Taiwan Provincial Government in 1987–1988. In 1988-1991 he became an associate researcher at the Taiwan Secondary Education Teachers Training Center and in 1991-1993 he became an associate professor at the Department of Special Education of National Taichung Teacher's College.

Political career

Shyu served on the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2011, and was the first member of a legislature entirely elected by residents of the Taiwan Area to have a disability. He resigned from the legislature to serve as deputy mayor of Taichung between 2011 and 2014, and subsequently served as deputy secretary-general of the Executive Yuan in 2015–2016.