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In this Chinese name, the family name is Su.
Su Jia-chyuanMLY
蘇嘉全
Official portrait, 2016
2nd Chairman of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association
Incumbent
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
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)
EducationNational Taiwan Ocean University (BS)
National Sun Yat-sen University (MBA)

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. From May to August 2020, he briefly served as Secretary General to the President under the Tsai Ing-wen administration.

Education

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

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.

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. 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. He resigned on 2 August 2020, following allegations of bribery against his nephew, legislator Su Chen-ching [zh]. In May 2022, Su succeeded Chiou I-jen as head of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association.

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.

References

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  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 byWang Jin-pyng President of the Legislative Yuan
2016–2020 		Succeeded byYu Shyi-kun
Preceded byChen Chu Secretary General to the President
2020 		Succeeded byLiu Chien-sin (acting)
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