Andrew Yang

Quick Facts

Full Name	Andrew Yang
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	May 15, 1955(1955-05-15)
Age	69
Birthplace	Taipei
Country	Taiwan
Birth City	Taipei
Horoscope	Taurus

Andrew Yang Biography

Andrew Yang is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on May 15, 1955 in Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan. Andrew Yang (Chinese: 楊念祖 ; pinyin: Yáng Niànzǔ ; born 15 May 1955) was the 29th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China, having served 1–6 August 2013. Before this, he was the Deputy Minister of National Defense from 2009 to 2013.

On 29 July 2013, Premier Jiang Yi-huah announced a cabinet reshuffle for the first time since he took the Premiership on 18 February 2013. Yang was appointed to be the Minister of National Defense replacing Kao Hua-chu who had earlier tendered his resignation several times due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu on 4 July 2013. Right after his appointment, Yang promised that he would review military administration, professional certification and supervisory systems to improve human rights. Yang was the first civilian to head the post since Ma Ying-jeou took the Presidential office on 20 May 2008.

On 6 August 2013, Yang resigned from his position due to plagiarism allegations. Yang told the press that some portions of the book he had written back in 2007 were written by his friends without proper citations. He decided to resign from his post to maintain the reputation of the Executive Yuan. Deputy Minister of National Defense, Kao Kuang-chi temporarily headed the ministry on 7 August until the official ministerial appointment of Yen Ming by the Executive Yuan on 8 August 2013.

Andrew Yang Net Worth

Andrew Yang is one of the richest Politician from Taiwan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Yang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Yang had been a research associate at the Sun Yat-sen Center for Policy Studies of the National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung in 1986–2000. Yang had been the adviser for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1998, Mainland Affairs Council and Ministry of National Defense since 2000. He was a lecturer at the National Sun Yat-sen University in 2000–2009.

Prior to his appointment as ROC Deputy Minister of National Defense in 2009, Yang was the Secretary-General of the China Council of Advanced Policy Studies, a Taipei-based think tank concentrating on military affairs. He also has traveled frequently to the United States where he maintains a close relationship with top officials from The Pentagon.

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Who is Andrew Yang Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Taiwan. Andrew Yang celebrates birthday on May 15 of every year.