Debra Wong Yang
Debra Wong Yang | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the Central District of California | |
| In office May 20, 2002 – November 17, 2006 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Mayorkas |
| Succeeded by | Thomas P. O'Brien |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 65–66) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Pitzer College (BA) Boston College (JD) |
Debra Wong Yang (Chinese: 楊黃金玉; pinyin: Yáng Huáng Jīnyù) is the former United States Attorney for the Central District of California. She was appointed in May 2002 by President George W. Bush, who made her the first Asian American woman to serve as a United States Attorney. In 2009, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa nominated Yang to a vacancy on the Los Angeles Police Commission. In 2016, she was listed as the potential choice for SEC Chief in Donald Trump's cabinet.