Chen Cheng-sheng
Chen Cheng-sheng is a Taiwanese historian and politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2002.
Education
Chen earned a bachelor's degree from Shih Hsin University, a master's degree from National Chung Hsing University, a Master of Public Policy from Tunghai University, and a Ph.D. in history from Chinese Culture University.
Political career
After graduation, Chen worked for the Taiwan Provincial Government and grew close to Chiang Ching-kuo. He represented the New Party in the 1997 Nantou County magistracy election, but withdrew from the party after losing to Peng Pai-hsien. Chen was elected to the legislature as an independent in 1998. In 2000, he joined the People First Party and was named the PFP's caucus leader. Chen also served as the party's spokesperson. In 2009, Chen ran for the Nantou County Magistracy as a Non-Partisan Solidarity Union candidate after his expulsion from the Kuomintang. He finished third in the election. In August 2011, Chen was named the People First Party candidate for Taipei 6th district. He was linked to Hsu Hsin-ying in 2015, who later split from the Kuomintang to found her own party, the Minkuotang.