| Yang Tzu-pao | |
| Native Name: | 楊子葆 |
| Office: | Representative of Taiwan to Ireland |
| Term Start: | June 2018 |
| 1Blankname: | MOFA Minister |
| 1Namedata: | Joseph Wu |
| Office1: | Deputy Minister of Culture |
| Minister1: | Cheng Li-chun |
| Deputy1: | Ting Hsiao-ching |
| 1Blankname1: | Vice |
| 1Namedata1: | George Hsu Lee Lien-chuan |
| Term Start1: | 20 May 2016 |
| Term End1: | 1 June 2018 |
| Successor1: | Hsiao Tsung-huang |
| Office2: | Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start2: | 6 May 2008 |
| Term End2: | 19 May 2008 |
| Primeminister2: | Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Predecessor2: | James C. F. Huang |
| Successor2: | Francisco Ou |
| Office3: | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Minister3: | James C. F. Huang Himself (acting) |
| Term Start3: | September 2006 |
| Term End3: | 5 May 2008 |
| Office4: | Representative of Taiwan to France |
| Term Start4: | September 2005 |
| Term End4: | September 2006 |
| Successor4: | Michel Lu |
| Office5: | Deputy Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Commission |
| Minister5: | Chang Fu-mei |
| Term Start5: | June 2004 |
| Term End5: | August 2005 |
| Office6: | Deputy Mayor of Hsinchu |
| 1Blankname6: | Mayor |
| 1Namedata6: | James Tsai |
| Term Start6: | April 1999 |
| Term End6: | August 2000 |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1963 |
| Birth Place: | Hualien County, Taiwan |
| Nationality: | Taiwan |
| Party: | Independent |
| Alma Mater: | National Taiwan University École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées |
Yang Tzu-pao (; born 8 August 1963) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Culture in 2016-2018 and incumbent Representative to Ireland since 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Yang was born in Hualien County in 1963. He obtained his bachelor's degree in agriculture engineering in 1986 and master's degree in civil engineering in 1989 from National Taiwan University. He then obtained his doctoral degree in engineering from École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in France in 1996.[6]
Upon his doctoral degree education completion, Yang was invited as project manager to participate in the feasibility study of the interoceanic railway in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador. After working there for three months, Yang joined a transportation planning company THI Consultants as chief engineer.[7]
In 1999, Yang was invited by Hsinchu City Mayor James Tsai to be his deputy.[7]