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Yu Mei-nu

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yu (尤).
Yu Mei-nu
MLY
尤美女
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2012 – 1 January 2020
ConstituencyNational at-large
Personal details
Born (1955-01-28) 28 January 1955 (age 69)
Changhua City, Changhua County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
SpouseRemington Huang
EducationNational 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

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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.[1][2] Yu subsequently worked as a lawyer.[3]

Political career

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Yu is a staunch supporter for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Taiwan,[4] and known for her advocacy of women's rights.[5]

Personal life

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Yu is married to Remington Huang.[6]

Honors and recognition

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In 2020 she was conferred the Ordre national du Mérite on behalf of the French President.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Yu Mei-nu (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Yu Mei-nu (8)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. ^ "尤美女". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  4. ^ Nylander, Johan (3 July 2016). "Could Taiwan be first in Asia with same-sex marriage?". CNN.com. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ^ Chung, Oscar (1 May 2016). "New Path for Parliament". Taiwan Today. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ Chen, Wei-han (20 October 2016). "Grand justice nominee promises judicial reform". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
  7. ^ 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.
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