James Soong

James Soong Chu-yu (Chinese: 宋楚瑜; born 16 March 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the founder and current Chairman the People First Party.^[2]

James Soong Soong Chu-yu
宋楚瑜
Chairman of the People First Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 March 2000
Deputy	Chang Chau-hsiung
Governor of Taiwan Province
In office 20 March 1993 – 20 December 1998
Head of the Government Information Office
In office 25 January 1979 – 24 August 1984
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-16) 16 March 1942 (age 83) Xiangtan, Hunan, Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang (1981–1999)[1] Independent (1999–2000) People First Party (2000–present)
Spouse(s)	Viola Chen (1968–2011)
Alma mater	National Chengchi University University of California, Berkeley Catholic University of America Georgetown University

James Soong
Chinese	宋楚瑜
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Chǔyú Wade–Giles Sung4 Ch'u3-yü2 IPA [sʊ̂ŋ ʈʂʰù.y̌] Southern Min Tâi-lô Sòng Tshó-jû

In November 2019, he announced his candidacy for the 2020 Taiwan presidential election, beginning his campaign on 13 November 2019.^[3][4]