Chao Cheng-yu (Chinese: 趙正宇; pinyin: Zháo Zhèngyǔ; born 29 March 1966) is a Taiwanese politician who is a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6.
Chao Cheng-yu | |
|---|---|
| 趙正宇 | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Sun Ta-chien |
| Succeeded by | Chiu Ruo-hua |
| Constituency | Taoyuan 6 |
| Majority | 76,278 (46.53%) |
| Taoyuan City Councillor | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 31 January 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ward 3 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 March 1966 Bade, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Independent (since 2015) |
| Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (1983–2014) |
| Spouse | Wu Shu-hui |
| Alma mater | Ming Chuan University |
Career
editChao served three terms as a Member of Taoyuan County Council as a member of Kuomintang.[1] He lost his primary in 2014 and subsequently became an independent. He ran for a seat in Ward 3, a five-member ward, for Taoyuan City Council and was elected with most votes.
He ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan as an independent for Taoyuan 6 in the 2016 election with the endorsement of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).[2] Though Chao is an independent, he caucuses with the DPP.[3][4]
As a legislator, Chao has been involved in discussions about the Ministry of Transportation and Communications,[5] general oversight of public transportation,[6][7][8] and the National Communications Commission.[9][10]
Legal judgements
editIn 2020, Chao was implicated in collecting bribes of tens of millions of yuan from a pair of funeral businesses.[11][12][13] The following investigation revealed that in 2018, after receiving a bribe, Chao pressured officials from the Construction and Planning Agency to rezone nearly 20,000 square meters of land in the Yangmingshan National Park.[11][12][13] Investigators launched a search of the legislator's home to find NT$9.2 million in "bundles of cash".[11][12][13] Investigators also photographed the Legislator's assistant Lin Chia-chi throwing a bag of money out of a car window that contained matching bills to the money found at Chao's home.[11][12][13] The Taipei District Court ruled in July 2022 that Chen had was guilty of tax evasion, sentenced him six months imprisonment or a fine, and ordered to pay NT$60,000.[14][15]
Electoral record
editTaoyuan city counciller, ward 3
edit- Five seats up for election, 1 reserved for female candidate
- Eligible voters: 136,105
- Turnout (percentage): 87,424 (64.23%)
- Valid votes (percentage): 85,433 (97.72%)
- Rejected votes (percentage): 1,991 (2.28%)
| List | Candidate | Sex | Party | Votes | % | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jhang Wun-yu | F |  Independent
|
7,005 | 8.20% | |
| 2 | He Zheng-sun | M |  Kuomintang
|
6,527 | 7.64% | |
| 3 | Lyu Shu-jhen | F | Kuomintang
|
7,117 | 8.33% | 
|
| 4 | Lyu Lin Siao-feng | F | Democratic Progressive Party | 11,518 | 13.48% |
|
| 5 | Jhong Siao-yan | M | Independent
|
962 | 1.13% | |
| 6 | Liu Mao-cyun | F |  Kuomintang
|
8,068 | 9.44% |
|
| 7 | Wang Guo-dong | M | Kuomintang
|
3,760 | 4.40% | |
| 8 | Lai Wei-jhe | M | Independent
|
768 | 0.90% | |
| 9 | Chao Cheng-yu | M | Independent
|
12,478 | 14.61% |
|
| 10 | Cai Yong-fang | M | Democratic Progressive Party | 12,221 | 14.30% |
|
| 11 | Zheng Yin-fu | M | Independent
|
3,223 | 3.77% | |
| 12 | Peng Shao-kang | M |  New Party
|
766 | 0.90% | |
| 13 | Lin Yu-jyuan | F | Independent
|
4,091 | 4.79% | |
| 14 | Chen Song-fu | M | Independent
|
6,929 | 8.11% |
2016 Legislative Yuan election
edit- Eligible voters: 248,233
- Turnout (percentage): 167,257 (67.38%)
- Valid votes (percentage): 163,934 (98.01%)
- Rejected votes (percentage): 3,323 (1.99%)
- Incumbent is in bold
| List | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zheng Jhen-yuan | Taiwan future party | 2,700 | 1.65% | |
| 2 | Chao Cheng-yu | Independent
|
76,278 | 46.53% |
|
| 3 | Lan Da-shan | Taiwan Independence Party | 1,272 | 0.78% | |
| 4 | Sun Ta-chien | Kuomintang | 75,510 | 46.06% | |
| 5 | Yang Jin-syuan | Independent
|
800 | 0.48% | |
| 6 | Lyun Dong-jie | Green-Social Democratic Union | 7,374 | 4.50% |
References
edit- ^ "Chao Cheng-yu (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (10 December 2015). "DPP approves list of candidates outside the party to support". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Lin, Liang-sheng (1 February 2016). "Ninth legislature to vote on speaker". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Hsu, Stacy (2 February 2016). "First non-KMT legislative speaker is Su". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (9 May 2017). "MOTC dismisses rumors of bureau 'tourist subsidy'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (24 May 2016). "TRA to start trial run of 'real-name' ticket system". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (13 April 2017). "Drunk pilots could face criminal charges". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (15 November 2016). "No tailor-made legislation for Uber, minister says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (17 March 2017). "NCC to meet with social networks on 'fake news'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (30 September 2016). "Commission targets year-end ruling on MSPE case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "【國會風暴】全都錄！趙正宇深夜移送 涉收殯葬業千萬賄款鐵證一袋 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報". 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d "【國會風暴】「車窗外丟進一袋錢」 趙正宇強辯投資款檢要提抗告 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報". 4 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "【獨家／國會風暴】趙正宇涉貪2千萬 睡夢中遭搜索竟嗆檢調「敢動立委要有把握」 ｜ 蘋果新聞網 ｜ 蘋果日報". 3 August 2020.
- ^ Pan, Jason (7 July 2022). "Lawmakers sentenced for graft". Taipei Times. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Lin, Chang-shun; Kuo, Chien-shen; Wang, Cheng-chung; Lee, Hsin-Yin (6 July 2022). "Four sitting, ex-lawmakers receive jail time for bribery in SOGO case". Central News Agency. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
External links
edit- Official Legislative Yuan page Archived 2017-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Legislator Facebook page