Karen Yu

Karen Yu Yu Wan-ju MLY
余宛如
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
Constituency	Republic of China
Personal details
Born	11 June 1980 Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party (since 2015)
Other political affiliations	Green Party Taiwan (until 2015)
Alma mater	National Taiwan University University of London
Occupation	Politician

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.

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.^[1]

Pre-political career

Yu worked as a marketer for Domino's Pizza in Taiwan.^[2] She later 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.^[3] Yu has also served on the council of the Taiwan Fairtrade Association.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

1. "The Legislative Yuan Republic of China-Yu, Wan-Ju-Brief Introduction".
2. Chou, Cybil (3 March 2000). "Domino's taking a slice of Taiwan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. Shu, Catherine (26 May 2010). "Buzzed on fair trade". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
4. Ho Yi (31 May 2013). "Playing fair". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
5. Strong, Matthew (11 November 2015). "DPP presents at-large list". Taiwan News. Retrieved 5 March 2016.