Chen Chao-ming

Chen Chao-ming (Chinese: 陳超明; pinyin: Chén Chāomíng; born 17 December 1951) is a Taiwanese politician.

Not to be confused with Chen Chao-min.
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
Chen Chao-ming
陳超明
Chen in March 2016
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2012
Preceded byKang Shih-ju
ConstituencyMiaoli 1
In office
1 February 1999 – 31 January 2002
ConstituencyMiaoli County
Personal details
Born (1951-12-17) 17 December 1951
Miaoli County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang (since 2011)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Progressive Party (2004)

Education

Chen attended elementary school in Zhunan, middle school in Toufen, and graduated from National Chutung Senior High School.[1] Subsequently, Chen studied public administration at National Chengchi University.[2]

Political career

Chen was elected to the Legislative Yuan as an independent in 1998 and served until 2002. He joined the Democratic Progressive Party for the 2004 election cycle, but did not win.[3] In 2011, Chen was named Kuomintang candidate for Miaoli County, and won.[4] He retained his seat in the 2016 elections, defeating former legislators Tu Wen-ching and Kang Shih-ju.[5][6] In his 2020 legislative campaign, Chen again received support from the Kuomintang.[7]

Chen's Kuomintang membership was suspended in August 2020, after he was detained and questioned regarding a legal case involving allegations of bribery.[8][9]

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References
  1. "Chen Chao-ming (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. "Chen Chao-ming (9)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. Huang, Tai-lin (7 December 2004). "Chen stands by name change". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  4. Mo, Yan-chih (21 April 2011). "KMT announces first-round legislative nomination list for upcoming elections". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. Gerber, Abraham (11 September 2015). "MKT announces partial slate for legislative polls". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  6. Su, Fang-ho; Chuang, Meng-hsuan; Lin, Liang-sheng (2 February 2016). "New lawmakers walk red carpet for new session". Taipei Times. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  7. Chen, Hsin-yu; Cheng, Ming-hsiang (7 October 2016). "Megaport Festival made mothers cry: Han's wife". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. Lin, Liang-sheng; Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chung, Jake (5 August 2020). "KMT, DPP suspend privileges of three detained legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. Wen, Yu-te; Chen, Wei-tsu; Chang, Wen-chuan (5 August 2020). "Court orders three legislators detained". Taipei Times. Retrieved 5 August 2020.


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