Eugene Jao (; born 9 November 1957) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan between 1993 and 2008. Jao began his political career as a member of the Kuomintang before leaving the party in 2000. He switched affiliations to the Democratic Progressive Party in 2002. He has served on the Control Yuan since 2018. Education Jao graduated from the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University and earned bachelor's and master's degree in political science from National Chengchi University in Taiwan and New York University in the United States, respectively. Political career Jao joined the Kuomintang due to the influence of his father, Jao Chang-chiang, and brother, both senior party members. Jao was first elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1992. In 1996, during Jao's second term, he received repeated death threats from fellow legislator Lo Fu-chu, who opposed anti-corruption bills Jao supported. Jao remained popular entering his third legislative term due to his tendency to challenge his party caucus. In the 1998 election cycle, Jao received the most votes of any candidate in Taipei County. A conflict of interest bill Jao backed as part of his anti-corruption crusade became law in June 2000. Later that year, he joined a task force which discussed the state of Cross-Strait relations in context of the 1992 Consensus. Jao vehemently opposed the activation of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant discussed in October. Shortly thereafter, the Kuomintang suspended Jao's membership. Jao subsequently formed an independent legislative caucus, for which the KMT revoked his membership. After spending some time as an independent, Jao began his fourth legislative term as a member of the Democratic Progressive Party caucus. In March 2002, he was named chief executive of a legislative task force called to consider passage of sunshine laws. That July, Jao formally joined the Democratic Progressive Party. During his fifth legislative term, Jao served as DPP caucus whip. In 2006, Jao backed a proposed bill to regulate the Kuomintang's assets. He lost reelection in 2008. The Tsai Ing-wen administration nominated Jao to a seat on the Control Yuan in 2017. He faced interpellation in January 2018 and took office with legislative consent. He was renominated in June 2020. Despite Kuomintang opposition to the number of Pan-Green nominees, all 26 nominations were confirmed. Political stances Over the course of his legislative career, Jao has taken an interest in genetically modified