Chen Cheng-sheng

Chen Cheng-sheng (Chinese: 陳振盛; pinyin: Chén Zhènshèng; born 26 January 1950) is a Taiwanese historian and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002.

Chen Cheng-sheng MLY
陳振盛
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
Constituency	Changhua County
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-25) 25 January 1950 (age 75) Wandan, Mingjian, Nantou County, Taiwan
Political party	Minkuotang (2015–2019) Non-Partisan Solidarity Union (2009) Kuomintang (?–2009) People First Party (2000s; 2011–15) New Party (1997)
Education	Shih Hsin University (BA) National Chung Hsing University (MA) Tunghai University (MPA) Chinese Culture University (PhD)

Education

Chen earned a bachelor's degree from Shih Hsin University, a master's degree from National Chung Hsing University, a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) from Tunghai University, and a Ph.D. in history from Chinese Culture University.^[1][2]

Political career

After graduation, Chen worked for the Taiwan Provincial Government and grew close to Chiang Ching-kuo.^[2] He represented the New Party in the 1997 Nantou County magistracy election, but withdrew from the party after losing to Peng Pai-hsien.^[2] Chen was elected to the legislature as an independent in 1998.^[2][3] In 2000, he joined the People First Party and was named the PFP's caucus leader.^[4][5] Chen also served as the party's spokesperson.^[6] In 2009, Chen ran for the Nantou County Magistracy as a Non-Partisan Solidarity Union candidate after his expulsion from the Kuomintang.^[7][8] He finished third in the election.^[9] In August 2011, Chen was named the People First Party candidate for Taipei 6th district.^[10][11] He was linked to Hsu Hsin-ying in 2015,^[12] who later split from the Kuomintang to found her own party, the Minkuotang.