You Jih-cheng (15 May 1949 – 25 May 2002) was a Taiwanese politician who served as the mayor of Longtan District in Taoyuan City and was elected as the second legislator in Taoyuan County on behalf of the Kuomintang party.[2] He was killed in the crash of China Airlines Flight 611 on 25 May 2002. The Boeing 747 operating the flight broke apart in mid-air near Magong, Penghu. All 225 people on board including You Jih-cheng were killed and he was among the 50 bodies that have never been found or identified.[3]

You Jih-cheng
游日正
You during his term as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
Personal details
Born(1949-05-15)May 15, 1949[1]
Longtan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan
DiedMay 25, 2002(2002-05-25) (aged 53)
China Airlines Flight 611, 23 nautical miles (26 mi; 43 km) northeast of Magong, Penghu Islands, Taiwan Strait
Political partyKuomintang
EducationNational Taiwan University
You Jih-cheng
Chinese游日正
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYóu Rìzheng?

References

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  1. ^ "新修桃園縣志 人物志(資料來源:國家圖書館 臺灣記憶". Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  2. ^ 立法院全球資訊網 游日正委員簡介[dead link] [Legislative Yuan Global Information Net] (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "前立委游日正改行程 搭上死亡班機" [Former legislator changes his itinerary during a trip to Japan to catch the death flight]. Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2002-05-26. Retrieved 2019-04-12.