Chen Li-chen (; born 6 July 1958) is a Taiwanese politician. Chen graduated from China Medical University with a master's degree in environmental medicine. She began her political career working for the Chiayi City Environmental Protection Bureau and later the Department of Health. In 1999, Chen was named deputy mayor of Chiayi under Chang Po-ya, who she succeeded in office when Chang was appointed to lead the interior ministry. Chen joined the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a centre to centre-left Taiwanese nationalist political party in Taiwan. As the dominant party in the Pan-Green Coalition, one of the two main political camps in Taiwan, the DPP is currently the ...

in March 2003.

2005 Chiayi City mayor election

She defeated Lee Chun-yi in a party primary, and the DPP backed Chen as its Chiayi mayoral candidate for the 2005 elections. She lost to

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ...

candidate

Huang Min-hui Huang Ming-hui (; born 20 January 1959) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese politician. She was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2005. Her tenure as vice chairperson of the Kuomintang (2008–16) overlapped with two terms as Mayor of C ...

, who left the legislature to assume the mayoralty. Chen then contested Huang's vacant legislative seat on behalf of the DPP, and lost to Chiang Yi-hsiung.

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1958 births Living people Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Tainan Mayors of Chiayi Women mayors of places in Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) politicians Deputy mayors of Chiayi City China Medical University (Taiwan) alumni {{Taiwan-mayor-stub