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Su Jia-chyuan
Taiwanese politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Su Jia-chyuan (or Su Chia-chyuan; Chinese: 蘇嘉全; pinyin: Sū Jiāquán; born 22 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who serves as the chairperson of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association since 2022.
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As the first non-Kuomintang President of the Legislative Yuan, Su is an at-large legislator and previously Commissioner of Pingtung County, and held national posts as Minister of the Interior and Minister of Agriculture under President Chen Shui-bian's administration.[3] From May to August 2020, he briefly served as Secretary General to the President under the Tsai Ing-wen administration.[4]
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Education
After graduating from National Pingtung Senior High School, Su studied food science as an undergraduate at National Taiwan Ocean University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1979. He then earned a Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) from National Sun Yat-sen University.[5]
Political career
Taichung mayoralty candidacy (2010)
In 2010, Su narrowly lost to Jason Hu in the election for Mayor of Taichung.[6]
Vice presidential candidacy (2012)
The DPP presidential candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, announced Su as her running mate in the 2012 presidential election. However, the ticket lost to the then-president Ma Ying-jeou who is running for a second term.[7]
2016 legislative elections
In 2016 legislative elections Su placed on the proportional representation ballot, and won a seat in the Legislative Yuan.[8]
Su was elected the eleventh President of the Legislative Yuan on 1 February 2016, when the members of the ninth Legislative Yuan met for the first time.[9] Su became the first DPP and non-KMT speaker in the Legislative Yuan.[10][11]
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Later political career
Su was named Secretary-General to the President on 20 May 2020.[12][13] He resigned on 2 August 2020, following allegations of bribery against his nephew, legislator Su Chen-ching.[14] In May 2022, Su succeeded Chiou I-jen as chairperson of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association.[15]
Controversy
Su was impeached by the Control Yuan on 3 September 2012, for illegally constructing a luxury farmhouse on agricultural land without engaging in any agriculture. Su's villa, built on agricultural land, was a controversial issue in the 2012 presidential elections.[16]
References
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