Background and career
Cho Jung-tai (Chinese: 卓榮泰; pinyin: Zhuó Róngtài; Wade–Giles: Cho2 Jung2-tʻai4; born 22 January 1959) is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the premier of Taiwan since 2024.
A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Cho 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 DPP. He returned to public service in 2017, as secretary-general of the Executive Yuan under Premier Lai Ching-te. In 2019, Cho succeeded Tsai Ing-wen as leader of the DPP. He remained leader of the party until May 2020, when Tsai resumed the role.
Cho worked on Lai Ching-te's 2024 presidential campaign and was appointed premier following Lai's election and inauguration as president.
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