Cho Po-yuan

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Cho Po-yuan
卓伯源
Magistrate of Changhua County
In office
20 December 2005 – 25 December 2014
Preceded byWong Chin-chu
Succeeded byWei Ming-ku[1]
Personal details
Born27 March 1965 (1965-03-27) (age 59)
Tianzhong, Changhua County, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyKuomintang
SpouseLin 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[edit]

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

Changhua County Magistrate[edit]

Changhua County Magistrate election[edit]

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[edit]

Cho is currently under investigation for allegations of graft; his brother has been detained by police.[4]

Later political career[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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