Su Jia-chyuan

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).

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 Chang Man-chuen (acting)
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
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	22 October 1956 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
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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]

2010 Taichung City Mayoralty election

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

Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic Progressive Party	1	Su Jia-chyuan	698,358	48.88%
	Kuomintang	2	Jason Hu	730,284	51.12%
Total				1,428,642	100.00%
Voter turnout				73.15%

2012 Taiwan presidential election

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

 Summary of the 2012 Taiwanese presidential election results

Party		Candidate		Votes	Percentage
		President	Vice president
	Kuomintang	Ma Ying-jeou	Wu Den-yih	6,891,139	51.60%
	Democratic Progressive Party	Tsai Ing-wen	Su Jia-chyuan	6,093,578	45.63%
	People First Party	James Soong	Lin Ruey-shiung	369,588	2.77%
Valid votes				13,354,305	99.27%
Invalid and blank votes				97,711	0.73%
Total votes				13,452,016	100%
Eligible voters and turnout				18,086,455	74.38%

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 Su Chen-ching.[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]

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. Preparing for the 2012 election, Taipei Times
5. 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.
6. Su, Yung-yao; Chen, Yu-fu; Xie, Dennis (19 May 2020). "Su Jia-chyuan appointed presidential secretary-general". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
7. 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.
8. Yen, Su-ping; Yeh, Joseph (2 August 2020). "Top presidential aide resigns amid nephew's bribery allegations". Central News Agency. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
9. Hsu, Stacy; Wang, Chris (4 September 2012), Control Yuan votes 6-4 to impeach Su Jia-chyuan, Taipei Times, retrieved 1 December 2018