Yang Jen-ni
Taiwanese politician
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Yang Jen-ni (Chinese: 楊珍妮; pinyin: Yáng Zhēnnī) is a Taiwanese politician who is a Director-General.
DeputyCynthia Kiang, David Hsu
Preceded byChang Chun-fu (張俊福)
Succeeded byCynthia Kiang
BornNovember 1954 (age 71)
Yang Jen-ni | |
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楊珍妮 | |
Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Director-General of Bureau of Foreign Trade | |
| In office 20 August 2014 – August 2020 | |
| Deputy | Cynthia Kiang, David Hsu |
| Preceded by | Chang Chun-fu (張俊福) |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Kiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1954 (age 71) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BA) |
Early life and education
Yang was born in November 1954. She received her bachelor's degree in foreign literature from National Taiwan University in 1978.
Career
Yang currently serves as both the Director-General of Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), Ministry of Economic Affairs, and the Deputy Chief Negotiator; she is also the first female General-Director in the BOFT since 1969.[1]
She joined the MOEA in 1983 and over the past 30 years has held a number of senior positions within MOEA and served at Taiwan's Permanent Mission to the WTO in Geneva.[2][3][4]