Cho Po-yuan

Cho Po-yuan (Chinese: 卓伯源; pinyin: Zhuō Bóyuán; born 27 March 1965) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Changhua County from 2005 to 2014.^[3]

Cho Po-yuan
卓伯源
Cho in 2008
9th Magistrate of Changhua
In office 20 December 2005 – 25 December 2014
Preceded by	Wong Chin-chu
Succeeded by	Wei Ming-ku[1]
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2002 – 19 December 2005
Constituency	Changhua at-large
Personal details
Born	27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) (age 60) Tianzhong, Changhua County, Taiwan
Party	Kuomintang
Spouse	Lin Jung-jung (林蓉蓉)[2]
Education	National Taiwan University (LLB) National Taiwan Ocean University (LLM)

Early life and education

Cho was born on March 27, 1965, in Changhua. He attended law school at National Taiwan University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree, then earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from National Taiwan Ocean University.^[4]

Changhua County Magistrate

Changhua County Magistrate election

Cho was elected as the Magistrate of Changhua County after winning the 2005 Taiwan (ROC) local election under Kuomintang on 3 December 2005 and assumed office on 20 December 2005. He was then reelected for the second term after winning the 2009 Taiwan (ROC) local election on 5 December 2009 and took office on 20 December 2009.

Allegation of graft

Cho is currently under investigation for allegations of graft; his brother has been detained by police.^[5]

Later political career

Cho finished fourth of four candidates in the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election. He contested the 2025 Kuomintang chairmanship election as well, finishing fifth of six candidates.