Background
Wang, You-Tsao was born on July 21, 1925 in Chinchiang County, Fukien, Taiwan. Son of Hsiao-kwei Wang and Pei-feng Wang-Huang.
Wang, You-Tsao was born on July 21, 1925 in Chinchiang County, Fukien, Taiwan. Son of Hsiao-kwei Wang and Pei-feng Wang-Huang.
Student, National Taiwan University. Student, Iowa State University, United States of America.
Assistant instructor, associate professor Department Agricultural Economics, National Taiwan University, 1954—1960, professor, 1960—1973. Specialist Rural Economics Division, Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, 1960—1963, senior specialist, 1965—1966, chief, 1966—1971, chief, Office of Planning and Programming, 1971—1972. Deputy secretary-general Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction, 1972—1973, secretary-general, 1973—1979, Council for Agricultural Planning and Development, Executive Yuan, 1979, vice.-chairman, 1979—1984, chairman, 1984, chairman, chief operating administrator, 1984—1988, advisory, 1990—2004.
Minister without portfolio Executive Yuan, 1988—1990. National policy advisory to President, 1990—1996. Director Asian Agricultural Technology Service Center, 1993—1995.
President Rural Development Foundation, 1995—1998, chairman, since 1998. Chairman board directors Harvest Magazine, 1995—2002.
Member of Rural Economics Association of China, Agricultural Association of China.
Married Jean Eng-ling, 1954. 3 children.