Chen Cheng-sheng explained

Chen Cheng-sheng
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Honorific-Suffix:MLY
Order2:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency2:Changhua County
Term Start2:1 February 1999
Term End2:31 January 2002
Birth Date:1950 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Wandan, Mingjian, Nantou County, Taiwan
Nationality:Republic of China
Alma Mater:Shih Hsin University
National Chung Hsing University
Tunghai University
Chinese Culture University
Occupation:politician

Chen Cheng-sheng (; born 26 January 1950) is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002.

Chen attended Shih Hsin University, National Chung Hsing University, Tunghai University, and Chinese Culture University, where he received a doctorate in history.[1] [2]

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Chen Cheng-sheng (4). 2 May 2017. Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: 拚立委/越挫越勇 陳振盛挑戰北市大安區. 3 May 2017. Nownews. 1 November 2011.
  3. News: 'Blankets for votes' scandal unfolds in the lap of KMT. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 15 January 2000.
  4. News: Low. Stephanie. Chu. Monique. New premier agrees to recall the budget bill. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 5 October 2000.
  5. News: Chu. Monique. Legislators mull deferring interpellation. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 29 August 2000.
  6. News: Huang. Sandy. KMT gives reprieve to PFP's chairman. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 30 January 2003.
  7. News: Shih. Hsiu-chuan. Ex-KMT lawmaker accuses premier of links to gangster. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 14 October 2009.
  8. News: Hsu. Jenny W.. DPP questions premier's links to felon. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 6 November 2009.
  9. News: Almost the status quo. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 6 December 2009.
  10. News: Mo. Yan-chih. PFP to announce some candidates today. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 10 August 2011.
  11. News: Shih. Hsiao-kuang. KMT legislators confident they won't lose out to PFP. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 15 August 2011.
  12. News: Hsiao. Alison. Hsinchu lawmaker withdraws from KMT. 2 May 2017. Taipei Times. 29 January 2015.