Su Tseng-chang
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| Su Tseng-chang | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 25, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hsieh |
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| Succeeded by | incumbent |
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| Born | July 28 1947 (age 62) Pingtung |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Chan Hsiu-ling |
Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌, pinyin: Sū Zhēnchāng; born July 28, 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. He is currently the Premier of the Republic of China.<ref name="execyuan">About Executive Yuan: Premier, Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan), Updated 2006-02-24</ref>
Born in Pingtung, Su was a practicing lawyer (1973-1983) educated in the National Taiwan University. He was a defense lawyer in the Kaohsiung Incident trials.<ref name="execyuan"/>
He was previously the magistrate of Pingtung County (1989-1993) and magistrate of Taipei County (1997-2004).<ref name="execyuan"/> His first election as the Taipei magistrate was aided by a split between the New Party and the Kuomintang. His subsequent reelection occurred by a wide margin despite the ability of the pan-blue coalition to present a united candidate. He was Secretary-General (Chief of Staff) to the Office of the President of the Republic of China under President Chen Shui-bian (2004-2005). After President Chen resigned as DPP Chairman following the 2004 legislative elections, he was elected the 10th-term DPP Chairman. Following DPP losses in the 2005 municipal elections (on December 3), Su announced that he would, pursuant to a pre-election promise, resign from the chairmanship.
Su was announced as the new Premier on January 19, 2006 and took his oath of office, along with his cabinet, on January 25, 2006. Soon after, Su announced that if the people's welfare (referring to crime and other civil problems) doesn't improve within 6 months, Su himself will step down.<ref>Chang, S.C. / CNA, "PREMIER TO QUIT POLITICS IF SOCIAL ORDER NOT IMPROVED WITHIN 6 MONTHS", Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan), 2006-03-15</ref> Any improvement to Taiwan's social welfare is yet to be seen. The premier's approval ratings, although higher than Chen Shui-bian, have definitely slipped substantially.
Su is widely considered to be a contender for the DPP nomination in the 2008 presidential election.<ref>CNA, WASHINGTON, "Adviser predicts a Su-Tsai DPP ticket for 2008", Taipei Times, 2006-02-06</ref><ref>AFP, TAIPEI, "Su Tseng-chang excels at rebounding from defeat", Taipei Times, 2006-01-20</ref>
Su is married to Chan Hsiu-ling (詹秀齡) with three daughters.<ref>Huang, Jewel, "Su Tseng-chang enters race for DPP chairman", Taipei Times, 2005-01-01</ref>
See also: Politics of the Republic of China
[edit] External links
- Premier biography at the Executive Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Premier biography timeline at the Government Information Office, Republic of China (Taiwan)
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| Preceded by: Chen Shui-bian | Chairperson of Democratic Progressive Party 2005 | Succeeded by: Annette Lu (acting) |
| Preceded by: Frank Hsieh | Premier of the Republic of China 2006- | Succeeded by: Incumbent |
