Cho Po-yuan
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 (age 60) |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Lin Jung-jung (林蓉蓉)[2] |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) National Taiwan Ocean University (LLM) |
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]
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.
References
- ^ "Polls open for 9-in-1 local government elections - Focus Taiwan".
- ^ "Ex-Changhua magistrate's home searched in corruption investigation - Focus Taiwan".
- ^ "Magistrate-Changhua Countygovernment". Chcg.gov.tw. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
- ^ "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ Changhua County rocked by more graft allegations, Taipei Times, 21 February 2013