Nationality Taiwanese Constituency Taiwan | Occupation Politician | |
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Born 11 June 1980 (age 36)
Taipei, Taiwan ( 1980-06-11 ) Political party Democratic Progressive Party (since 2015) Other political
affiliations Green Party Taiwan (until 2015) Alma mater National Taiwan University
University of London Party Democratic Progressive Party Education University of London, National Taiwan University Similar Jing‑Yi Lin, Hsu Yung‑ming, Hsiao Bi‑khim, Hung Tzu‑yung, Audrey Tang Profiles | ||
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Karen Yu (Chinese: 余宛如; pinyin: Yú Wǎnrú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Û Oán-jû; born 11 June 1980) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, she has served in the Legislative Yuan since 2016.
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Early life
Yu obtained her bachelor's degree in economics from National Taiwan University and master's degree in anthropology from University of London in the United Kingdom.
Pre-political career
She founded the cafe OKOGreen in 2008. The establishment served only coffee produced through fair trade practices, and supported environmentalism by partnering with Green Party Taiwan and the Taiwan Environmental Information Center. Yu has also served on the council of the Taiwan Fairtrade Association.
Political career
Yu was co-chair of Green Party Taiwan from 2012 to 2015. She was listed eighth on the Democratic Progressive Party's proportional representation ballot during the 2016 legislative elections and won an at-large seat in the Legislative Yuan.