Cho Po-yuan

Taiwanese politician
卓伯源
Magistrate of Changhua CountyIn office
20 December 2005 – 25 December 2014Preceded byWong Chin-chuSucceeded byWei Ming-ku[1] Personal detailsBorn27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) (age 59)
Tianzhong, Changhua County, TaiwanNationalityRepublic of ChinaPolitical partyKuomintangSpouseLin Jung-jung (林蓉蓉)[2]Alma materNational Taiwan University
National Taiwan Ocean University

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 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.[4]

Later political career

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

References

  1. ^ "Polls open for 9-in-1 local government elections - Focus Taiwan".
  2. ^ "Ex-Changhua magistrate's home searched in corruption investigation - Focus Taiwan".
  3. ^ "Magistrate-Changhua Countygovernment". Chcg.gov.tw. 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  4. ^ Changhua County rocked by more graft allegations, Taipei Times, 21 February 2013
Government offices
Preceded by Changhua County Magistrate
2005–2014 		Succeeded by
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