Yu Cheng-hsien (Chinese: 余政憲; pinyin: Yú Zhèngxiàn; born 8 May 1959) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Minister of the Interior from 2002 to 2004.[1]
Political careers
2008 legislative election
- All registered: 242,349
- Voters (turnout): 156,440 (64.55%)
- Valid (percentage): 153,166 (97.91%)
- Rejected (percentage): 3,274 (2.09%)
Order | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | Elected |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liu Zheng-wei | Taiwan Farmers' Party | 3,250 | 2.12% | |
2 | Yu Cheng-hsien | Democratic Progressive Party | 65,257 | 42.61% | |
3 | Lin Yi-shih | ![]() |
84,659 | 55.27% |
Ministry of Interior
Yu submitted his resignation on 19 March 2004 from his ministerial position to take the responsibility over the 3-19 shooting incident on Chen Shui-bian in Tainan City but was asked by Premier Yu Shyi-kun to stay. He resubmitted his resignation again on 4 April 2004 after the demonstration made by Pan-Blue Coalition over the result of the 2004 presidential election had come under control.[2]
References
- ^ "Dodgy massage has interior minister feeling the pinch". Taipei Times. 2003-09-26. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
- ^ "Pingtung County chief to take over Interior Ministry". The China Post. 2004-04-06. Retrieved 2015-10-31.