| Yao Ching-ling | |
|---|---|
| 饒慶鈴 | |
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 13th Magistrate of Taitung | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Justin Huang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-11-23) 23 November 1969 (age 55) Taitung County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Education | National Taiwan Normal University (BA, PhD) |
Yao Ching-ling (Chinese: 饒慶鈴; pinyin: Ráo Qìnglíng; born 23 November 1969) is a Taiwanese politician who is currently serving as magistrate of Taitung County. A member of the Kuomintang, she was elected as a member of Taitung County Council in 2005 and became speaker in 2010.
Education
Yao obtained her doctoral degree from National Taiwan Normal University in political science.
Political career
Yao was elected to the Taitung County Council after winning the local election on 3 December 2005, making her the youngest councilor to be elected at the age of 36. In 2010, she was elected as the speaker of the county council.
While serving on the county council, Yao explored bids for higher office, contesting Kuang Li-chen for the Taitung magistracy in 2009, and a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 2012. In 2016, Yao was appointed a deputy secretary-general of the Kuomintang, under chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu.
2018 Taitung County magistrate election
Yao defeated Liao Kuo-tung in a Kuomintang primary and subsequently received her party's nomination to contest the Taitung magistracy in 2018.
| 2018 Kuomintang Taitung County magistrate primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Place | Results | ||
| April Yao | Nominated | Results not released | ||
| Liao Kuo-tung | 2nd | Results not released | ||
She faced Democratic Progressive Party challenger Liu Chao-hao and three independent candidates, including former county commissioner Kuang Li-chen. Yao won the magisterial election held on 24 November 2018.
| 2018 Taitung County mayoral results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Kuang Li-chen | .svg){kind=icon} Independent |
3,049 | 2.55% | |
| 2 | Liu Chao-hao (劉櫂豪) | Democratic Progressive Party | 44,264 | 37.04% | |
| 3 | Huang Yu-pin (黃裕斌) | Independent |
640 | 0.54% | |
| 4 | Peng Chuan-kuo (彭權國) | Independent |
988 | 0.83% | |
| 5 | April Yao |  Kuomintang |
70,577 | 59.05% | 
|
| Total voters | 179,706 | ||||
| Valid votes | 119,518 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 66.51% | ||||
2025 trip to China
In January, Yao led a delegation to China and met with Taiwan Affairs Office head Song Tao, drawing criticism.
References
- ^ Cheng, Sabine; Lin, Ko (24 November 2018). "KMT's Yao Ching-ling wins Taitung County magistrate race". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Hsu, Jenny W.; Mo, Yan-chih (3 April 2009). "DPP rift over Tainan poll grows". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Wang, Yu-chung (9 January 2012). "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: KMT candidates keep distance". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Hsu, Stacy (6 April 2016). "Hung lists likely candidates for important posts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Hsu, Stacy (7 April 2016). "Minister shrugs off KMT posting rumor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Chung, Jake (21 December 2017). "KMT names candidates in local elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Hsu, Stacy (22 February 2018). "Chang Hsien-yao announces Taipei bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Lin, Chia-nan (21 November 2018). "2018 ELECTIONS: Two Taitung candidates sign petition on wetlands". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Huang, Ming-tang (2 September 2018). "Taitung candidate says surprise opponent DPP 'ploy'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Hsu, Stacy; Lin, Sean; Lee, I-chia (25 November 2018). "2018 ELECTIONS: Lai offers to resign as DPP routed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- Chu, Lan-hui (5 January 2025). "饒慶鈴率團訪中會宋濤 八炯：說要反共怎麼不敢當面喊？".
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byJustin Huang | Magistrate of Taitung County 2018–present |
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