Yang Chin-long | |
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楊金龍 | |
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17th Governor of the Central Bank | |
Assumed office 26 February 2018 | |
President | Tsai Ing-wen |
Premier | William Lai Su Tseng-chang Chen Chien-jen |
Deputy | Chen Nan-kuang, Yen Tzung-ta |
Preceded by | Perng Fai-nan |
Personal details | |
Born | Pingtung County, Taiwan | 5 June 1953
Nationality | Taiwan |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | National Chengchi University University of Birmingham |
Yang Chin-long (Chinese: 楊金龍; pinyin: Yáng Jīnlóng; born 5 June 1953) is a Taiwanese economist and the current Governor of the Central Bank of Taiwan.
Yang received a master's degree from National Chengchi University and earned a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Birmingham.[1][2] In 1989, Yang began working for the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).[3] Yang was named deputy governor of Taiwan's central bank in 2008.[1] 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.[4] On 1 February, Yang was appointed as the new Central Bank governor.[5][6]
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.[7]