Su Jia-chyuan (or Su Chia-chyuan; ; born 22 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician of 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 ...

(DPP) who serves as the chairperson of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association since 2022. As the first non-

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 ...

President of the

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, Su is an at-large legislator and previously Commissioner of

Pingtung County Pingtung () is a County (Taiwan), county located in southern Taiwan. It has a warm tropical monsoon climate and is known for its agriculture and tourism. Kenting National Park, Taiwan's oldest national park, is located in the county. The county ...

, and held national posts as

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and Minister of Agriculture under President

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's administration. From May to August 2020, he briefly served as Secretary General to the President under the

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administration.

Education

After graduating from National Pingtung Senior High School, Su attended

National Taiwan Ocean University National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU; ) is a national university in Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan. NTOU is a member of University System of Taipei. History NTOU was originally established as the Provincia ...

Political career

Taichung mayoralty candidacy (2010)

In 2010, Su narrowly lost to

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in the

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for Mayor of

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Vice presidential candidacy (2012)

The DPP presidential candidate,

, announced Su as her running mate in the 2012 presidential election. However, the ticket lost to the then-president

Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ...

who is running for a second term.

2016 legislative elections

In 2016 legislative elections Su placed on the

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ballot, and won a seat in the

. 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 and non- KMT 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 . In May 2022, Su succeeded Chiou I-jen as chairperson of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association.

Controversy

Su was impeached by the

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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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Su, Jia-chyuan Living people 1956 births National Sun Yat-sen University alumni Magistrates of Pingtung County Ministers of agriculture of Taiwan Ministers of the interior of Taiwan Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan Taiwanese presidents of the Legislative Yuan Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Pingtung County Members of the Legislative Yuan