Yao Chiang-lin

Yao Chiang-lin
姚江臨
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2005 – 7 June 2005
Personal details
Born(1950-07-17)17 July 1950
Died9 January 2026(2026-01-09) (aged 75)
PartyKuomintang

Yao Chiang-lin (Chinese: 姚江臨; pinyin: Yáo Jiānglín; 17 July 1950 – 9 January 2026) was a Taiwanese politician.

Life and career

Yao was born on 17 July 1950,[1] and led the Alliance of Unhappy Fathers.[2] Throughout his political career, he supported the labor movement and labor unions.[3][4] Yao himself was a labor activist,[5] and past member of the board of directors of Taipower's labor union.[6][7]

Prior to the 2004 legislative election, Yao was included on the Kuomintang's party list for the Legislative Yuan.[5] He was also recognized as a member of the party's Central Standing Committee.[8] In 2005, Yao was elected to the National Assembly.[1] In 2006, Yao was reelected to the KMT Central Standing Committee. During that election cycle, allegations of bribery became a concern. Yao indicated that he had attended an election-related party, but did not observe any instances of bribery.[9] That same year, Yao advocated that the Kuomintang lead protests to pass bills supporting cross-strait transport initiatives.[10] He also called for President Chen Shui-bian to resign, following allegations of corruption against Chen.[11][12] In 2007, Yao described the selection of Su Jun-pin as Kuomintang spokesperson as "quite controversial", because Su had previously been critical of the party as a commentator.[13] After the resignation of Ma Ying-jeou from the party chairmanship, Yao commented on the Kuomintang's electoral processes for the scheduled by-election.[14] During a period of party infighting, Yao expressed support for Wang Jin-pyng.[15] Yao ranked 29th on the Kuomintang party list in the 2008 legislative election,[16] and was not seated to the Legislative Yuan. In 2009, the Kuomintang revoked Yao's Central Standing Committee membership, due to allegations of bribery in the previous election. However, he won reelection in both 2010 and 2011.[17][6] When Ma Ying-jeou was considering running for reelection as Kuomintang chairman, Yao again offered comment on electoral procedures, as well as party reform efforts, and Ma's performance as chair.[18][19] In 2013, Yao was the third leading vote getter in the KMT CSC election.[20] After the Kuomintang lost the presidential and legislative elections in 2016 and Eric Chu resigned from the party chairmanship, Yao called on Wu Den-yih to run in the chairmanship by-election.[21] Prior to the by-election, Yao proposed lifting requirements on chairmanship candidates that mandated prior service on the KMT's Central Standing, Central Evaluation, and Disciplinary Committees.[22] After the party's first elected chairwoman Hung Hsiu-chu named Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau administrator Mo Tien-hu as Kuomintang secretary-general, Yao expressed concern about Mo's lack of experience working within the party.[23] He also proposed that the Kuomintang begin directly electing local party leaders.[24] When the KMT's full-term 2017 chairmanship election was being scheduled, Yao filed a lawsuit against Hung, who supported moving the election date forward by two months, an idea she stated Yao himself had originally proposed.[25][26] During the transition period from Hung to Wu Den-yih, Yao served as a negotiator and helped broker an agreement to postpone Central Committee and Central Standing Committee elections until Wu had been inaugurated as chair.[27] After the Kuomintang won the 2018 local elections, Yao proposed that KMT heads of local governments be seated by default to the party's Central Executive Committee.[28] The following year, Yao discussed scheduling the Kuomintang presidential primary,[29] comments made by Yang Chiu-hsing about the party's eventual nominee, Han Kuo-yu,[30] and the political future of Terry Gou, who had placed second in the primary.[31] Yao later joined the Han campaign as a deputy director-general, alongside William Tseng.[32] During the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election, Yao served as an electoral committee representative of former chair Eric Chu, who won reelection to a non-consecutive term as party leader.[33]

Yao died on 9 January 2026, at the age of 75.[34][35]

References

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  2. ^ Wu, Debby (9 August 2003). "Presidential Office celebrates Father's Day". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  3. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (10 July 2008). "CTV union stages protest outside KMT headquarters". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ^ Hsu, Stacy (21 November 2015). "KMT members pan party's 'lame' list". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  5. ^ a b Hong, Caroline (26 September 2004). "KMT finalizes selection of legislative poll candidates". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  6. ^ a b "KMT elects CSC members". 4 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  7. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (10 November 2011). "2012 ELECTIONS: Ma's sister denies facilitating under-the-table deals". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  8. ^ "KMT calls for talks on premier's post". Taipei Times. 13 December 2004. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  9. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (4 August 2006). "KMT cracks down on election graft". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  10. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (25 May 2006). "Ma pushes talks with pan-greens on transport bill". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  11. ^ Mo, Yan-chih; Lin, Jean (4 June 2006). "Thousands join pan-blue rally against Chen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  12. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (1 June 2006). "KMT group urges Chen to resign". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  13. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (11 January 2007). "Top KMT body approves Ma's appointees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  14. ^ Mo, Yan-chih; Shih, Hsiu-chuan (1 March 2007). "Lien supporters mobilize". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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  18. ^ Huang, Wei-chu; Chung, Jake (20 November 2012). "KMT members dissatisfied with Ma, urge to abstain in chairperson vote: sources". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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  20. ^ Mo, Yan-chih (8 September 2013). "Misconduct allegations mar KMT polls for CSC". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  21. ^ Hsu, Stacy (19 January 2016). "Eric Chu appoints Huang Min-hui as interim KMT chair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  22. ^ Chen, Feng-li; Chin, Jonathan (21 January 2016). "KMT's Hung to run for chairpersonship". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  23. ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang (7 May 2016). "KMT names intelligence agent secretary-general". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  24. ^ Hsu, Stacy (11 August 2016). "KMT eyes branch head elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  25. ^ Hsiao, Alison; Shih, Hsiao-kuang (24 December 2016). "KMT's top brass trade barbs over election decision". Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  26. ^ Hsu, Stacy (28 December 2016). "KMT legislator calls for Hung to resign". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  27. ^ Lin, Sean (10 June 2017). "KMT's Wu, Hung reach agreement on elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  28. ^ Shan, Shelley (29 November 2018). "Wu's invite to KMT victors draws mixed reactions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  29. ^ Lin, Liang-sheng (8 April 2019). "KMT delays setting date for primary". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  30. ^ Maxon, Ann (14 August 2019). "KMT mulls measures against Han critic". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  31. ^ Maxon, Ann (19 September 2019). "Gou office confirms no presidential bid". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  32. ^ Maxon, Ann (15 October 2019). "Han dodges questions on rumored campaign trip". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  33. ^ Hsiao, Sherry (16 September 2021). "KMT committee rescinds decision to refer Chang". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  34. ^ 屈, 彥辰 (9 January 2026). "曾說「或許骨子裡DNA就是國民黨！」 藍前中常委姚江臨今逝世". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  35. ^ 施, 曉光 (9 January 2026). "前中常委「姚董」姚江臨辭世 國民黨工感念：他永遠走在第一線". Liberty Times (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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