Chen Tao-ming (; born 21 November 1947) is a Taiwanese politician.

Early life and education

Chen is of Truku descent. He graduated from what became the National Pingtung University of Education and later attended Taipei Medical University.

Chen Tao-ming

Political career

Chen served on the third National Assembly, in session from 1996 to 2000. He was elected to the fifth Legislative Yuan via proportional representation in December 2001, as part of the Democratic Progressive Party list. During his legislative term, Chen was the only indigenous lawmaker affiliated with the Democratic Progressive Party. As a legislator, Chen maintained an interest in indigenous rights and participated in foreign relations outreach, specifically on junkets to the United States, Canada, Palau, and the Solomon Islands. He ran for reelection in 2004, in the multimember Highland Aborigine district, but was unsuccessful. In March 2008, the Supreme Court dismissed Chen's appeal on charges of vote buying dating to 2004, sentencing him to twenty months imprisonment, a NT$500,000 fine, and suspension of his civil rights for four years.

Chen Tao-ming

References

1947 births

Living people

Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan

Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan

Truku people

20th-century Taiwanese politicians

Taiwanese politicians convicted of fraud

Taiwanese prisoners and detainees

Prisoners and detainees of Taiwan

Taipei Medical University alumni

National Pingtung University of Education alumni

Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan

Taiwanese politicians of indigenous descent

Chen Tao-ming