You Jih-cheng explained

You Jih-cheng
Image Name:立法委員游日正.jpg
Caption:You during his term as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
Office:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start:1 February 1993
Term End:31 January 1996
Party:Kuomintang
Native Name:游日正
Native Name Lang:zh
Education:National Taiwan University
Birth Date:15 May 1949[1]
Birth Place:Longtan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Death Place:China Airlines Flight 611, 23nmi northeast of Magong, Penghu Islands, Taiwan Strait
Nationality:Taiwanese

You Jih-cheng (15 May 1949 – 25 May 2002) was a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of Longtan District in Taoyuan City and was elected as the second legislator in Taoyuan County on behalf of the Kuomintang party.[2] He was killed in the crash of China Airlines Flight 611 on 25 May 2002. The Boeing 747 operating the flight broke apart in mid-air near Magong, Penghu. All 225 people on board including You Jih-cheng were killed and he was among the 50 bodies that have never been found or identified.[3]

References

  1. Web site: 新修桃園縣志 人物志(資料來源:國家圖書館 臺灣記憶 . 2023-08-28.
  2. http://www.ly.gov.tw/ly/01_introduce/0103_leg/leg_main/leg_ver01_01.jsp?ItemNO=01030100&lgno=00102&stage=2 立法院全球資訊網 游日正委員簡介
  3. News: 2002-05-26. 前立委游日正改行程 搭上死亡班機. zh. Former legislator changes his itinerary during a trip to Japan to catch the death flight. Liberty Times. 2019-04-12.