Chai Trong-rong

Chai Trong-rong
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	(1935-06-13)13 June 1935 Hotei Village, Tōseki District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (modern-day Budai, Chiayi County, Taiwan)
Died	11 January 2014(2014-01-11) (aged 78) Taipei, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse	Lillian Chai (m. 1963)
Children	2
Alma mater	National Taiwan University University of Tennessee University of Southern California
Occupation	Politician

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.