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Su Jia-chyuan | |
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蘇嘉全 | |
 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 2ndChairman of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2022 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te |
| Representative | Frank Hsieh Lee I-yang |
| Preceded by | Chiou I-jen |
| 36thSecretary-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) |
| 11th 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 |
| 16th & 18thSecretary-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 |
| 9thMinister of the Council of Agriculture | |
| In office 25 January 2006 – 20 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Deputy | Lin Kuo-hua |
| Preceded by | Lee Chin-lung |
| Succeeded by | Chen Wu-hsiung |
| 25thMinister of the Interior | |
| In office 9 April 2004 – 25 January 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh |
| Deputy | Chang Wen-ying[1] |
| Preceded by | Yu Cheng-hsien |
| Succeeded by | Lee I-yang |
| 10thMagistrate of Pingtung | |
| In office 20 December 1997 – 8 April 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Man-chuen(acting) Wu Tse-yuan |
| Succeeded by | Wu Ying-wen(acting) Tsao Chi-hung |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Constituency | Party-list ( DPP) |
| 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 68) Pingtung County,Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Hung Heng-chu (洪恆珠)[2] |
| Education | National Taiwan Ocean University (BS) National Sun Yat-sen University (MBA) |
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Su Jia-chyuan (or Su Chia-chyuan;Chinese:蘇嘉全;pinyin:Sū Jiāquán; born 22 October 1956) is aTaiwanese politician of theDemocratic Progressive Party (DPP) who serves as the chairperson of theTaiwan–Japan Relations Association since 2022.
As the first non-Kuomintang President of theLegislative Yuan, Su is an at-large legislator and previously Commissioner ofPingtung County, and held national posts asMinister of the Interior andMinister of Agriculture under PresidentChen Shui-bian's administration.[3] From May to August 2020, he briefly served as Secretary General to the President under theTsai Ing-wen administration.[4]
After graduating fromNational Pingtung Senior High School, Su attendedNational Taiwan Ocean University.[5]
In 2010, Su narrowly lost toJason Hu in theelection for Mayor ofTaichung.[6]
The DPP presidential candidate,Tsai Ing-wen, announced Su as her running mate in the2012 presidential election. However, the ticket lost to the then-presidentMa Ying-jeou who is running for a second term.[7]
In2016 legislative elections Su placed on theproportional representation ballot, and won a seat in theLegislative Yuan.[8]
Su was elected the eleventhPresident 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]
Su was namedSecretary-General to the President on 20 May 2020.[12][13] He resigned on 2 August 2020, following allegations of bribery against his nephew, legislatorSu Chen-ching [zh].[14] In May 2022, Su succeededChiou I-jen as chairperson of theTaiwan–Japan Relations Association.[15]
Su was impeached by theControl 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]
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| Preceded by | Secretary General to the President 2020 | Succeeded by |
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