Chen Li-chen

Chen Li-chen (traditional Chinese: 陳麗貞; simplified Chinese: 陈丽贞; pinyin: Chén Lìzhēn; born 6 July 1958) is a Taiwanese politician.

Chen Li-chen
陳麗貞
Mayor of Chiayi
In office 22 May 2000 – 20 December 2005 (acting until 20 December 2001)
Preceded by	Chang Po-ya
Succeeded by	Huang Min-hui
Personal details
Born	(1958-07-06) 6 July 1958 (age 67) Jiali, Tainan, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party (since 2003)
Education	China Medical University (MS)

Chen graduated from China Medical University with a master's degree in environmental medicine.^[1]

She began her political career working for the Chiayi City Environmental Protection Bureau and later the Department of Health.^[1] In 1999, Chen was named deputy mayor of Chiayi under Chang Po-ya, who she succeeded in office when Chang was appointed to lead the interior ministry. Chen joined the Democratic Progressive Party in March 2003.^[2]

2005 Chiayi City mayor election

She defeated Lee Chun-yi in a party primary, and the DPP backed Chen as its Chiayi mayoral candidate for the 2005 elections.^[3][4] She lost to Kuomintang candidate Huang Min-hui, who left the legislature to assume the mayoralty.^[5] Chen then contested Huang's vacant legislative seat on behalf of the DPP, and lost to Chiang Yi-hsiung.^[6]

2005 Chiayi City Mayoralty Election Result
No.	Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
1	Chen Li-chen	DPP	62,122	45.37%
2	Huang Min-hui	KMT	74,786	54.63%