Chai Trong-rong | |
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| 蔡同榮 | |
 Chai Trong-rong at 2008 CIPFG Global Human Rights Torch Relay in Taiwan | |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office February 1, 2008 – January 31, 2012 | |
| Constituency | Party-list ( Democratic Progressive Party) |
| In office December 4, 1997 – January 31, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vincent Siew |
| Constituency | Chiayi |
| In office February 1, 1993 – January 31, 1996 | |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Siew |
| Constituency | Chiayi |
| Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
| Acting 21 September 2007 – 15 October 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Succeeded by | Yu Shyi-kun |
| 1st President of the WUFI | |
| In office 1970–1971 | |
| Succeeded by | Peng Ming-min |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1935 Hotei Village, Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Budai, Chiayi County, Taiwan) |
| Died | 11 January 2014 (aged 78) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Lillian Chai (m. 1963) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | National Taiwan University (LLB) University of Tennessee (MA) University of Southern California (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Chai Trong-rong (Chinese: 蔡同榮; pinyin: Cài Tóngróng; Wade–Giles: Ts‘ài4 T‘ung2-jung2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Tông-êng; June 13, 1935 – January 11, 2014), sometimes known in English as Trong Chai, was a Taiwanese politician.
Born in Japanese-era Taiwan, Chai earned his master's and doctorate degrees in the United States. He was a pro-democracy advocate and founded the Association for a Plebiscite (Chinese: 公民投票促進會; pinyin: Gōngmín Tóupiaò Cùjìnhùi) and Formosa Television.[1][2]
A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chai was elected a national legislator multiple times, serving in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 1996 and again from 1997 to 2012. He took part in three DPP chairmanship elections, but lost all three.
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- ^ Jui-yun, Lung; Lilian Wu (December 19, 2013). "Ex-lawmaker still 'not out of danger' after stroke surgery". Central News Agency. Retrieved December 19, 2013.