Chao Cheng-yu

Chao Cheng-yu (Chinese: 趙正宇; pinyin: Zháo Zhèngyǔ; born 29 March 1966) is a Taiwanese politician who was a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6 from 2016 until 2024.

Chao Cheng-yu MLY
趙正宇
Official portrait, 2016
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Outgoing
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	(1966-03-29) 29 March 1966 (age 59) Bade, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Independent (since 2015)
Other political affiliations	Kuomintang (1983–2014)
Spouse	Wu Shu-hui
Education	Republic of China Military Academy (BS) Ming Chuan University (MPA)

Education

Chao graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy and then earned a Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) from Ming Chuan University.

Career

Chao 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]

In the 2024 legislative election he lost his seat to Chiu Jo-Hua from the Kuomintang.

Legal judgements

In 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

Taoyuan city counciller, ward 3

• 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%)
• Invalid 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

• Eligible voters: 248,233
• Turnout (percentage): 167,257 (67.38%)
• Valid votes (percentage): 163,934 (98.01%)
• Invalid 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%

2020 Legislative Yuan election

• Eligible voters: 270,879
• Turnout (percentage): 201,745 (74.48%)
• Valid votes: 197,648
• Invalid votes: 4,097

List	Canidate	Party	Votes	%	Elected
1	Apollo Chen	Kuomintang	82,152	41.56%
2	Chao Cheng-yu	Independent	115,496	58.44%

2024 Legislative Yuan election

• Eligible voters: 282,216
• Turnout (percentage): 203,630 (72.15%)
• Valid votes: 199,144
• Invalid votes: 4,486

List	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	Elected
1	Yeh Tang Yu	Independent	2,523	1.27%
2	Chao Cheng-yu	Independent	76,346	38.35%
3	Li Mu Yan	Taiwan People's Party	35,183	17.67%
4	Chiu Jo-hua	Kuomintang	81,513	40.93%
5	Wong Shau Ting	The People Union Party	890	0.45%
6	Liu Ruei Chen	Fuo Kang Lian Meng Dang	2,689	1.35%