In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu (尤).
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Yu Mei-nuMLY | |
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尤美女 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 2012 – 1 January 2020 | |
Constituency | National at-large |
Personal details | |
Born | (1955-01-28) 28 January 1955 (age 69) Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan |
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Spouse | Remington Huang |
Education | National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM) Goethe University Frankfurt (PhD) |
Yu Mei-nu (Chinese: 尤美女; pinyin: Yóu Měinǚ; born 28 January 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, she served in the Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2020.
Education and early career
Yu obtained her bachelor's and master's degree in law from National Taiwan University. She pursued doctoral legal studies at the University of Frankfurt. Yu subsequently worked as a lawyer.
Political career
Yu is a staunch supporter for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan, and known for her advocacy of women's rights.
Personal life
Yu is married to Remington Huang.
Honors and recognition
In 2020 she was conferred the Ordre national du Mérite on behalf of the French President.
References
- "Yu Mei-nu (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "Yu Mei-nu (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- "尤美女". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- Nylander, Johan (3 July 2016). "Could Taiwan be first in Asia with same-sex marriage?". CNN.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- Chung, Oscar (1 May 2016). "New Path for Parliament". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- Chen, Wei-han (20 October 2016). "Grand justice nominee promises judicial reform". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- Chen, Yun-yu; Lim, Emerson (9 July 2020). "Former legislator Yu Mei-nu conferred National Order of Merit by France". Central News Agency. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- 1955 births
- Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County
- Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Members of the 8th Legislative Yuan
- Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan
- National Taiwan University alumni
- Taiwanese women lawyers
- Living people
- 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
- Taiwanese human rights activists
- Taiwanese LGBTQ rights activists
- Knights of the Ordre national du Mérite