Cho Jung-tai

Cho Jung-tai
卓榮泰
Cho in 2023
Premier of the Republic of China
Designate
Assuming office 20 May 2024
President	Lai Ching-te
Vice Premier	Cheng Li-chun
Succeeding	Chen Chien-jen
16th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 9 January 2019 – 20 May 2020
Secretary General	Luo Wen-jia
Preceded by	Lin Yu-chang (acting)
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
26th and 37th Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan
In office 8 September 2017 – 28 December 2018
Premier	William Lai
Preceded by	Chen Mei-ling
Succeeded by	Ho Pei-shan (acting) Li Meng-yen
In office 19 September 2005 – 25 January 2006
Premier	Frank Hsieh
Preceded by	Lee Ying-yuan
Succeeded by	Liu Yuh-san
12th Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 15 October 2007 – 15 January 2008
Chairman	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Lin Chia-lung
Succeeded by	Lee Ying-yuan
Acting Secretary-General to the President
In office 21 May 2007 – 19 August 2007
President	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Chiou I-jen
Succeeded by	Yeh Chu-lan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 1999 – 19 May 2004
Constituency	Taipei I
Personal details
Born	(1959-01-22) 22 January 1959 (age 65) Taipei City, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Other political affiliations	Kuomintang (formerly)
Education	National Chung Hsing University

Cho Jung-tai (Chinese: 卓榮泰; pinyin: Zhuó Róngtài; Wade–Giles: Cho² Jung²-tʻai⁴; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician who is the premier-designate of Taiwan. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1990 to 1998, when he was first elected to the Legislative Yuan. Cho remained a legislator through 2004, when he was appointed deputy secretary-general to the president during the Chen Shui-bian administration. During Frank Hsieh's 2008 presidential bid, Cho assumed the post of Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party. He returned to public service in 2017, as secretary-general of the Executive Yuan under Premier William Lai. In 2019, Cho succeeded Tsai Ing-wen as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party. He remained leader of the party until May 2020, when Tsai resumed the role.