| Howard S.H. Shyr | |
| Office1: | Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China |
| Deputy1: | Yu Hsiao-cheng |
| Term Start1: | 1 August 2012[1] [2] |
| Term End1: | 31 July 2016 |
| Predecessor1: | Herng Su |
| Successor1: | Chan Ting-I |
| Office2: | Deputy Chairperson of National Communications Commission of the Republic of China |
| Deputy2: | Liou Tzong–der |
| 1Blankname2: | Chairperson |
| 1Namedata2: | Su Yeong-chin |
| Term Start2: | 22 February 2006 |
| Term End2: | 31 August 2008 |
| Predecessor2: | Position established |
| Successor2: | Chen Cheng-chang |
| Nationality: | Republic of China |
| Alma Mater: | National Taiwan University University of Hamburg |
Howard S.H. Shyr is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chairperson of the National Communications Commission (NCC) of the Executive Yuan from 2012 to 2016.[3] [4]
Shyr obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Taiwan University in 1988 and 1992, respectively. He then obtained his doctoral degree from Hamburg University in Germany.[5]
At the end of May 2013, speaking at the Legislative Yuan, Shyr said that the NCC would release ranked lists of telecommunication carrier companies based on their level of customer complaints in the first quarter of 2013. This decision was made to encourage the telecommunication companies to improve their service.[6]