Yang Chin-long
Yang Chin-long | |
|---|---|
| 楊金龍 | |
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| 17th Governor of the Central Bank | |
| Assumed office 26 February 2018 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Deputy | Chen Nan-kuang Yen Tzung-ta |
| Preceded by | Perng Fai-nan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1953 Pingtung County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Education | National Chengchi University (BA, MA) University of Birmingham (PhD) |
Yang Chin-long (Chinese: 楊金龍; pinyin: Yáng Jīnlóng; born 5 June 1953) is a Taiwanese economist who has served as the governor of the Central Bank of Taiwan since 2018.
Early life and education
Yang was born and raised in Pingtung County to family of poor farmers. As a child, he was a pitcher for a local Little League Baseball chapter. He chose to complete compulsatory military service in the Republic of China Marine Corps.[1]
Yang graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in banking in 1976 and a master's degree in international trade in 1980. He then won a scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education to complete doctoral studies in England, where he earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Birmingham in 1989.[2][3]
Career
After receiving his doctorate, Yang began working for the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).[4] Yang was named deputy governor of Taiwan's central bank in 2008.[2] After Perng Fai-nan announced that he would retire upon the conclusion of his fifth term, Yang, Shea Jia-dong, and Richard Koo were considered candidates to succeed him.[5] On 1 February, Yang was appointed as the new Central Bank governor.[6][7]
Yang was listed in the Central Banker Report Card 2019, a list of the top central bankers compiled by Global Finance. In his first appearance on the list, he was given an A-grade.[8]
References
- ^ Chen, Yi-shan Chen; Lu, Pei-hua (February 12, 2018). "Who is Yang Chin-long?". CommonWealth Magazine. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ a b Lin, Judy (23 February 2008). "Central bank plans to shuffle officials". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (28 January 2018). "Deputy said to be next central bank head". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Hinted central bank head gets cross-caucus nod". Taipei Times. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Hsu, Crystal (26 October 2017). "Central bank Governor reaffirms his retirement". Taipei Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ Lin, Miaojung (31 January 2018). "Taiwan Appoints Yang Chin-long as New Central Bank Governor". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Ko, Chuan; Huang, Frances (1 February 2018). "New Taiwan central bank governor named (update)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Liao, Yu-yang; Huang, Frances (9 August 2019). "Central Bank chief receives top-tier title". Central News Agency. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
