Chao Cheng-yu (; born 29 March 1966) is a Taiwanese politician who was a member of the Legislative Yuan for Taoyuan 6 from 2016 until 2024.
Education Chao graduated from the Republic of China Military Academy and then earned a Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) from Ming Chuan University.
Career Chao served three terms as a Member of Taoyuan County Council as a member of Kuomintang. He lost his primary in 2014 and subsequently became an independent. He ran for a seat in Ward 3, a five-member ward, for Taoyuan City Council and was elected with most votes.
He ran for a seat in the Legislative Yuan as an independent for Taoyuan 6 in the 2016 election with the endorsement of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Though Chao is an independent, he caucuses with the DPP.
As a legislator, Chao has been involved in discussions about the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, general oversight of public transportation, and the National Communications Commission.
In the 2024 legislative election he lost his seat to Chiu Jo-Hua from the Kuomintang.
Legal judgements In 2020, Chao was implicated in collecting bribes of tens of millions of yuan from a pair of funeral businesses. The following investigation revealed that in 2018, after receiving a bribe, Chao pressured officials from the Construction and Planning Agency to rezone nearly 20,000 square meters of land in the Yangmingshan National Park. Investigators launched a search of the legislator's home to find NT$9.2 million in "bundles of cash". Investigators also photographed the Legislator's assistant Lin Chia-chi throwing a bag of money out of a car window that contained matching bills to the money found at Chao's home. The Taipei District Court ruled in July 2022 that Chen had was guilty of tax evasion, sentenced him six months imprisonment or a fine, and ordered to pay NT$60,000.
Electoral record
Taoyuan city counciller, ward 3 Five seats up for election, 1 reserved for female candidate Eligible voters: 136,105 Turnout (percentage): 87,424 (64.23%) Valid votes (percentage): 85,433 (97.72%) Invalid votes (percentage): 1,991 (2.28%)
ListCandidateSexParty Votes%Elected1 Jhang Wun-yuF Independent7,0058.20%2 He Zheng-sunM Kuomintang6,5277.64%3 Lyu Shu-jhenF Kuomintang7,1178.33%4 Lyu Lin Siao-fengF Democratic Progressive Party11,51813.48%5 Jhong Siao-yanM Independent9621.13%6 Liu Mao-cyunF Kuomintang8,0689.44%7 Wang Guo-dongM Kuomintang3,7604.40%8 Lai Wei-jheM Independent7680.90%9 Chao Cheng-yuM Independent12,47814.61%10 Cai Yong-fangM Democratic Progressive Party12,22114.30%11 Zheng Yin-fuM Independent3,2233.77%12 Peng Shao-kangM New Party7660.90%13 Lin Yu-jyuanF Independent4,0914.79%14 Chen Song-fuM Independent6,9298.11%
2016 Legislative Yuan election Eligible voters: 248,233 Turnout (percentage): 167,257 (67.38%) Valid votes (percentage): 163,934 (98.01%) Invalid votes (percentage): 3,323 (1.99%) Incumbent is in bold ListCandidatePartyVotes%Elected1Zheng Jhen-yuanTaiwan future party2,7001.65%2Chao Cheng-yu Independent76,27846.53% 3 Lan Da-shan Taiwan Independence Party1,2720.78% 4 Sun Ta-chien Kuomintang75,51046.06% 5 Yang Jin-syuan Independent8000.48% 6 Lyun Dong-jie Green-Social Democratic Union7,3744.50%
2020 Legislative Yuan election
Eligible voters: 270,879 Turnout (percentage): 201,745 (74.48%) Valid votes: 197,648 Invalid votes: 4,097
+ListCandidatePartyVotes%Elected1Apollo ChenKuomintang82,15241.56%2Chao Cheng-yuIndependent115,49658.44%
2024 Legislative Yuan election
Eligible voters: 282,216 Turnout (percentage): 203,630 (72.15%) Valid votes: 199,144 Invalid votes: 4,486
+ListCandidatePartyVotes%Elected1Yeh Tang Yu Independent2,5231.27%2Chao Cheng-yu Independent76,34638.35%3Li Mu YanTaiwan People's Party35,18317.67%4Chiu Jo-huaKuomintang81,51340.93%5Wong Shau TingThe People Union Party8900.45%6Liu Ruei ChenFuo Kang Lian Meng Dang2,6891.35%
References
External links Official Legislative Yuan page Legislator Facebook page