Yang Tzu-pao

Yang Tzu-pao is a Taiwanese politician, engineer, and diplomat. He was the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008, Deputy Minister of Culture in 2016-2018 and Representative to Ireland from 2018 to 2025.

Early life and education

Yang was born in Hualien County in 1963. He graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering in 1986 and a master's degree in civil engineering in 1989. He then earned his Ph.D. in engineering from École nationale des ponts et chaussées in France in 1996. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Bilan financier de l'automatisation intégrale des transports collectifs urbains".

Early career

Upon his doctoral degree education completion, Yang was invited as project manager to participate in the feasibility study of the interoceanic railway in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. After working there for three months, Yang joined a transportation planning company THI Consultants as chief engineer.

Political career

In 1999, Yang was invited by Hsinchu City Mayor James Tsai to be his deputy.