Kolas Yotaka
Kolas Yotaka (born 17 March 1974) is an Amis Taiwanese politician and journalist. From 2020 to 2022 and again in 2023, she served as spokesperson for the Office of the President under Tsai Ing-wen. Kolas previously served as spokesperson for the Executive Yuan in 2018, the first Taiwanese aboriginal to hold the position.
Kolas Yotaka | |
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Kolas in 2016 | |
| Spokesperson of the Office of the President | |
| In office 31 January 2023 – 28 June 2023 Serving with Lin Yu-chan, Gao Zun | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| In office 20 May 2020 – 17 July 2022 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | Ting Yun-kung |
| Succeeded by | Gao Zun |
| Spokesperson of the Executive Yuan | |
| In office 16 July 2018 – 19 May 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | William Lai Su Tseng-chang |
| Preceded by | Hsu Kuo-yung |
| Succeeded by | Evian Ting |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 15 July 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Chieh-an |
| Constituency | Party-list ( Democratic Progressive Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1974 Hsinchu, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | Tunghai University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Journalist |
As a journalist, Kolas has worked as a reporter for Formosa Television and as a news anchor for the Taiwan Indigenous Television. Kolas went on to become the director for the Aboriginal People's Administration of the Taoyuan City Government. In 2016, she was elected as a non-divisional legislator and an aboriginal affairs representative of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In 2017, she was elected as a visiting scholar of the US Department of State's International Leadership Program.