James Tsai

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Tsai (蔡).

James Tsai Tsai Jen-chien
蔡仁堅
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Mayor of Hsinchu
In office 20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001
Deputy	Lin Cheng-chieh
Preceded by	Tong Shen-nan
Succeeded by	Lin Junq-tzer
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1992–1997
Personal details
Born	(1952-10-27) 27 October 1952
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Democratic Progressive Party (1986–2014)
Occupation	Politician

James Tsai, also known as Tsai Jen-chien (Chinese: 蔡仁堅; born 27 October 1952) is a Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Hsinchu City from 1997 to 2001.

Political career

A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party, Tsai served on the National Assembly from 1992 to 1997, and was the DPP caucus leader throughout his term. The legislative body elected its first speaker and deputy speaker during its 1996 session. Tsai was nominated as the DPP candidate for the deputy speakership, and lost to Shieh Lung-sheng. Tsai was elected mayor of Hsinchu in the 1997 local elections, but lost his bid for reelection in 2001. He attempted to run for the position again in 2014, without the backing of the DPP, which expelled him for mounting an independent campaign.

Controversy

During his mayoral term, Tsai was one of many mayors accused of corruption, as he had charged United Microelectronics Corporation a "township chief tax" for community development funds.

Soon after leaving office, Tsai was caught in the Chu Mei-feng sex scandal. They had dated for four years, before the relationship ended in February 2001. Later that year, a sex tape of Chu and married businessman Tseng Chung-ming was released. Prosecutors believed that Tsai and spiritual advisor Kuo Yu-ling asked a detective agency about hidden cameras. Tsai was questioned by the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office in January 2002, and indicted on 7 February. However, Chu chose to drop the case against Tsai in June.