Cho Po-yuan explained

Cho Po-yuan
Native Name Lang:zh-tw
Nationality:Republic of China
Office:Magistrate of Changhua County
Term Start:20 December 2005
Term End:25 December 2014
Predecessor:Wong Chin-chu
Successor:Wei Ming-ku[1]
Birth Place:Tianzhong, Changhua County, Taiwan
Party:Kuomintang
Spouse:Lin Jung-jung (林蓉蓉)[2]
Alma Mater:National Taiwan University
National Taiwan Ocean University

Cho Po-yuan (; born 27 March 1965) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Magistrate of Changhua County from 20 December 2005 until 25 December 2014.[3]

Education

Cho received his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Taiwan University and National Taiwan Ocean University, respectively.

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.

Later political career

Cho finished fourth of four candidates in the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Polls open for 9-in-1 local government elections - Focus Taiwan.
  2. Web site: Ex-Changhua magistrate's home searched in corruption investigation - Focus Taiwan.
  3. Web site: Magistrate-Changhua Countygovernment . Chcg.gov.tw . 2011-03-14 . 2014-05-04.