Su Jia-chyuan

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Su Jia-chyuan
蘇嘉全
Secretary General to the President
In office 20 May 2020 – 2 August 2020
President	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Chen Chu
Succeeded by	Liu Chien-sin (acting) David Lee
President of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Vice President	Tsai Chi-chang
Preceded by	Wang Jin-pyng
Succeeded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 20 December 2010 – 15 June 2012
Chairperson	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Wu Nai-ren
Succeeded by	Lin Hsi-yao
In office 20 December 2009 – 20 May 2010
Chairperson	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Wu Nai-ren
Succeeded by	Wu Nai-ren
Minister of the Council of Agriculture of the Republic of China
In office 25 January 2006 – 20 May 2008
Deputy	Lin Kuo-hua
Preceded by	Lee Chin-lung
Succeeded by	Chen Wu-hsiung
Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office 9 April 2004 – 25 January 2006
Deputy	Chang Wen-ying[1]
Preceded by	Yu Cheng-hsien
Succeeded by	Lee I-yang
Magistrate of Pingtung County
In office 20 December 1997 – 8 April 2004
Preceded by	Wu Tse-yuan (acting)
Succeeded by	(acting) Tsao Chi-hung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Constituency	Party-list
In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997
Constituency	Pingtung County
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1 February 1987 – 31 January 1993
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-22) 22 October 1956 (age 64) Pingtung County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Hung Heng-chu (洪恆珠)[2]
Alma mater	National Taiwan Ocean University NSYSU
Profession	Politician

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).

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.

2010 Taichung City Mayoralty election[]

In 2010 Su narrowly lost to Jason Hu in the election for Mayor of Taichung.

2012 Taiwan presidential election[]

Su was the vice-presidential candidate on the losing DPP ticket for the 2012 presidential election.^[4]

2016 elections[]

In 2016 legislative elections Su placed on the proportional representation ballot, and won a seat in the Legislative Yuan.

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.^[5] Su became the first DPP speaker in the Legislative Yuan.

Later political career[]

Su was named Secretary-General to the President on 20 May 2020.^[6][7] He resigned on 2 August 2020, following allegations of bribery against his nephew, legislator  [zh].^[8]

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.^[9]

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