Pierre Yang

{{Short description|Chinese Australian politician}}

{{Family name hatnote|Yang (杨)|lang=Chinese}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2017}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}

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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Pierre Yang

| honorific-suffix = MLC

| image = File:Pierre Yang, Portrait.jpg

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| office = Government Whip in the Legislative Council

| term_start = 16 May 2018

| term_end =

| premier = Mark McGowan

| 1namedata = Sue Ellery

| 1blankname = Leader

| predecessor = Martin Pritchard

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council

| term_start1 = 22 May 2021

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| predecessor1 = Alannah MacTiernan

| successor1 =

| constituency1 = North Metropolitan Region

| term_start2 = 22 May 2017

| term_end2 = 21 May 2021

| predecessor2 = Sheila Mills

| successor2 = Klara Andric

| constituency2 = South Metropolitan Region

| office3 = Member of the Gosnells City Council

| term_start3 = 19 October 2013

| term_end3 = 22 May 2017

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| birth_name = Yang Shuai Yang (杨帅)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|1|27}}

| birth_place = Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

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| nationality = Australian

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| party = Labor

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| alma_mater = University of Western Australia {{small|(LLB, BA)}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer|Politician}}

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| allegiance = {{flagdeco|Australia}} Australia

| branch = Australian Army Reserve

| serviceyears = 2006–2016

| rank = 15px Captain

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Pierre Shuai Yang ({{lang-zh|s=杨帅|t=楊帥|p=Yáng Shuài}}; born on 27 January 1983) is a Chinese Australian lawyer and politician. He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election, as a Labor member in South Metropolitan Region. His term began on 22 May 2017.

Yang moved to Australia when he was 15-years-old (1998), as an overseas student. Around three years later, in September 2001, Yang joined the Labor Party, stating (of the party) in his inaugural speech in the Legislative Council: “The Labor Party believes in a fair and compassionate society where a fair day’s work will return a fair day’s pay and the most vulnerable of our community are supported and protected. The Labor Party believes in giving voice to the voiceless and creating jobs for the jobless, and the Labor Party believes in giving people a fair go.”{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/(MemberPics)/439E2E709DA9281E482580F3002060A9/$file/PierreYangInaug2017.pdf |title=Inaugural Speech – Hon. Pierre Yang, MLC |last= |first= |date=25 May 2017 |website= |publisher=Western Australian Legislative Council |access-date= |quote=}}

Yang was a member of Gosnells City Council before entering state politics.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/matt-keogh-to-contest-burt-for-labor-after-pierre-yang-withdraws-nomination/news-story/17f78ed8b8779bcbdb6554ade5e0ca1c|title=Matt Keogh to contest Burt for Labor after Pierre Yang withdraws|newspaper=PerthNow|date=12 November 2015|last=Spagnolo|first=Joe|access-date=25 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325203918/http://www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/matt-keogh-to-contest-burt-for-labor-after-pierre-yang-withdraws-nomination/news-story/17f78ed8b8779bcbdb6554ade5e0ca1c|archive-date=25 March 2017|url-status=live}} He joined the Australian Army Reserve in 2006, and at the rank of captain, was assigned as a liaison officer and translator on board the Chinese salvage/rescue vessel Dong Hai Jiu 101 during the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.{{cite news|last1=Blom|first1=Amy|title=Yang searches for MH370|url=http://www.yourlocalexaminer.com.au/yang-searches-for-mh370/|accessdate=13 June 2017|work=Your Local Examiner|date=11 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811114610/http://www.yourlocalexaminer.com.au/yang-searches-for-mh370/|archive-date=11 August 2016|url-status=live}}

On 16 May 2018, Yang was elected by the Labor Caucus to the position of Government Whip in the Legislative Council, following the resignation of the position by Martin Pritchard.{{cite web |url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/hansard/hansard.nsf/0/b63921f81e97a358482582e800276229/$file/C40%20S1%2020180516%20p2827e-2827e.pdf |title=Government Whip – Statement |last= |first= |date=16 May 2018 |website= |publisher=Western Australian Legislative Assembly |access-date= |quote=}}

In December 2022, he became a parliamentary secretary to Simone McGurk, the minister for training, water, and youth.{{cite web |title=Premier unveils new team with a focus on renewal and experience |url=https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/12/Premier-unveils-new-team-with-a-focus-on-renewal-and-experience.aspx |website=Media Statements |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=14 December 2022 |archive-date=19 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219114522/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/McGowan/2022/12/Premier-unveils-new-team-with-a-focus-on-renewal-and-experience.aspx |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Hastie |first1=Hamish |title=McGowan reveals portfolio appointments after cabinet reshuffle |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/politics/western-australia/more-women-take-seat-in-mcgowan-s-cabinet-as-parliamentary-secretary-list-balloons-20221213-p5c60o.html |website=WAtoday |access-date=14 December 2022 |date=14 December 2022}}