Su Jia-chyuan

Su Jia-chyuan
蘇嘉全
Official portrait, 2016
2nd Chairman of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association
Assumed office
27 May 2022
Foreign MinisterJoseph Wu
Lin Chia-lung
RepresentativeFrank Hsieh
Preceded byChiou I-jen
36th Secretary-General to the President
In office
20 May 2020 – 2 August 2020
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byChen Chu
Succeeded byLiu Chien-sin (acting)
11th President of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Vice PresidentTsai Chi-chang
Preceded byWang Jin-pyng
Succeeded byYu Shyi-kun
16th and 18th Secretary-General of the
Democratic Progressive Party
In office
20 December 2010 – 15 June 2012
ChairpersonTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byWu Nai-ren
Succeeded byLin Hsi-yao
In office
20 December 2009 – 20 May 2010
ChairpersonTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byWu Nai-ren
Succeeded byWu Nai-ren
9th Minister of the Council of Agriculture
In office
25 January 2006 – 20 May 2008
Prime MinisterSu Tseng-chang
Chang Chun-hsiung
DeputyLin Kuo-hua
Preceded byLee Chin-lung
Succeeded byChen Wu-hsiung
25th Minister of the Interior
In office
9 April 2004 – 25 January 2006
Prime MinisterYu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
DeputyChang Wen-ying[1]
Preceded byYu Cheng-hsien
Succeeded byLee I-yang
10th Magistrate of Pingtung
In office
20 December 1997 – 8 April 2004
Preceded byChang Man-chuen (acting)
Wu Tse-yuan
Succeeded byWu Ying-wen (acting)
Tsao Chi-hung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
ConstituencyParty-list ( Democratic Progressive Party)
In office
1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997
ConstituencyPingtung County
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1 February 1987 – 31 January 1993
Personal details
Born (1956-10-22) 22 October 1956 (age 68)
Pingtung County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
SpouseHung Heng-chu (洪恆珠)[2]
Alma materNational Taiwan Ocean University
National Sun Yat-sen University

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.[4]

Education

After graduating from National Pingtung Senior High School, Su attended National Taiwan Ocean University.[5]

2010 Taichung City Mayoralty election

In 2010 Su narrowly lost to Jason Hu in the election for Mayor of Taichung.[6]

2012 Taiwan presidential election

Su was the vice-presidential candidate on the losing DPP ticket for the 2012 presidential election.[7]

2016 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 speaker in the Legislative Yuan.[10][11]

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 [zh].[14] In May 2022, Su succeeded Chiou I-jen as head 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

  1. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (4 June 2005). "SEF boss aims for 'permanent peace' - Taipei Times". Taipei Times. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ Strong, Matthew (12 November 2019). "Wife of Taiwan legislative speaker drops out of potentially divisive election race". Taiwan News. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Su Jia-chyuan(蘇嘉全) | Who's Who". Want China Times. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  4. ^ Sylvia Teng (2 August 2020). "姪子涉收賄 台灣總統府秘書長蘇嘉全請辭獲准" (in Chinese). 台灣英文新聞. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Su Jia-chyuan (3)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  6. ^ 劉德芸 (27 November 2010). "只少3萬多票 蘇嘉全無奈訴天意" (in Chinese). Taiwan. TVBS新聞網. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ Preparing for the 2012 election, Taipei Times, 30 November 2010
  8. ^ "立法院第9屆各政黨不分區立委當選名單" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Liberty Times Net. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  9. ^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Chen, Jay (1 February 2016). "DPP's Su Jia-chyuan elected legislative speaker". Focus Taiwan News Channel. Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. ^ 鄭仲嵐 (1 February 2016). "蘇嘉全當選台灣立法院長 民進黨「完全執政」" (in Chinese). BBC中文網. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  11. ^ 范正祥 (20 January 2020). "民進黨首任立法院長 蘇嘉全功成身退" (in Chinese). Taiwan. 中央通訊社. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  12. ^ Su, Yung-yao; Chen, Yu-fu; Xie, Dennis (19 May 2020). "Su Jia-chyuan appointed presidential secretary-general". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  13. ^ Yeh, Su-ping; Chen, Chun-hua; Wang, Cheng-chung; Evelyn, Kao (18 May 2020). "Su Jia-chyuan appointed presidential secretary-general". Central News Agency. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  14. ^ Yen, Su-ping; Yeh, Joseph (2 August 2020). "Top presidential aide resigns amid nephew's bribery allegations". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  15. ^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Teng, Pei-ju (28 May 2022). "Ex-legislative speaker becomes new head of Taiwan-Japan Relations Association". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 May 2022. Republised as: "Former legislative speaker takes over as TJRA head". Taipei Times. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  16. ^ Hsu, Stacy; Wang, Chris (4 September 2012), Control Yuan votes 6-4 to impeach Su Jia-chyuan, Taipei Times, retrieved 1 December 2018
Political offices
Preceded by President of the Legislative Yuan
2016–2020
Succeeded by
Preceded by Secretary General to the President
2020
Succeeded by


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