Yu Teng-fa

Yu Teng-fa
余登發
Magistrate of Kaohsiung County
In office
2 June 1960  27 September 1963
Preceded byChen Chieh-hsing
Succeeded byLin Shih-cheng (acting)
Tai Liang-chin
Personal details
Born(1904-09-21)21 September 1904
Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Died13 September 1989(1989-09-13) (aged 84)
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
NationalityEmpire of Japan (1904–1945)
Republic of China (1945–1989)
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Kuomintang (1947–1948)
ChildrenYu Jui-yen (son)
Huang Yu Hsiu-luan (daughter)

Yu Teng-fa (traditional Chinese: 余登發; simplified Chinese: 余登发; pinyin: Yú Dēngfā; 21 September 1904 – 13 September 1989) was a Taiwanese politician. His family's influence in Kaohsiung began with his own political career. Yu's daughter in-law Yu Chen Yueh-ying succeeded his daughter Huang Yu Hsiu-luan in the Legislative Yuan. Yu Teng-fa played a large role in Yu Chen's political career, and his grandchildren Yu Lin-ya, Yu Jane-daw, and Yu Cheng-hsien have also served in the Legislative Yuan.