Cheng Yu-cheng (; born 12 January 1946) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Cheng studied at the

National Taipei University of Technology National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT, Taipei Tech; ) is a public university in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a member of the Global Research & Industry Alliance (Gloria) of the Ministry of Science and Technology and accredited by AACSB. Located ...

Political career

Cheng was raised in what became

Xinzhuang District Xinzhuang District () is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 413,443 people (2016). History A former name of the area is ''Pulauan'' (). On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was u ...

of New Taipei. He began his political career as leader of the area in 1977, before taking a seat on the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel ...

in 1981. He won a second term in 1983, but lost the 1986 elections. Shortly thereafter, Cheng joined the Democratic Progressive Party. He returned to the legislature in 1990 as a DPP representative. Cheng subsequently lost a string of elections until regaining his seat in 2001. In August 2002, Cheng flew to the United States, after he and his legislative aide Sophie Wang had reportedly married in July. He retained former legislative colleague Chiu Chang as his legal representative while seeking a divorce from his wife Lu Pei-ying. However, the divorce was never finalized. Cheng kept his position as a legislator, but left the Democratic Progressive Party in November 2002, days before he was formally expelled. Cheng then became an independent before joining the

Non-Partisan Solidarity Union The Non-Partisan Solidarity Union is a political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was established on 16 June 2004, led by founding Chairwoman Chang Po-ya and emerged a major player in the national political scene during the 2004 Le ...

upon its founding in June 2004.

References

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