Su Tseng-chang
| Su Tseng-chang | |
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| 蘇貞昌 | |
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| 11th and 14th Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
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In office 30 May 2012 – 28 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Succeeded by | Tsai Ing-wen |
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In office 15 February 2005 – 3 December 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Ker Chien-ming (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Annette Lu (acting) |
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 25 January 2006 – 21 May 2007 |
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| President | Chen Shui-bian |
| Vice Premier | Tsai Ing-wen |
| Preceded by | Frank Hsieh |
| Succeeded by | Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Magistrate of Taipei County | |
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In office 20 December 1997 – 20 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | You Ching |
| Succeeded by |
Lin Hsi-yao (acting) Chou Hsi-wei |
| Magistrate of Pingtung County | |
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In office 20 December 1989 – 20 December 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Shih Meng-hsiung |
| Succeeded by | Wu Tse-yuan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 28, 1947 Pingtung, Taiwan, |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chan Hsiu-ling |
| Children | 3, including Su Chiao-hui |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University (LL.B.) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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| The Su Cabinet | ||
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| Office | Name | Term |
| Premier | Su Tseng-chang | 2006–2007 |
| Vice Premier | Tsai Ing-wen | 2006–2007 |
| Minister of the Interior | Lee Yi-yang | 2006–2008 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | James C. F. Huang | 2006–2008 |
| Minister of National Defense | Lee Jye | 2006–2007 |
| Minister of Finance | Joseph Lyu | 2006–2006 |
| Ho Chih-tsing | 2006–2008 | |
| Minister of Justice | Shih Mao-lin | 2005–2008 |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Morgan Huang | 2006–2006 |
| Steve Chen | 2006–2008 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Communications | Kuo Yao-chi | 2006–2006 |
| Tsai Duei | 2006–2008 | |
| Minister of Education | Tu Cheng-sheng | 2006–2008 |
Su Tseng-chang (Chinese: 蘇貞昌; pinyin: Sū Zhēnchāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: So͘ Cheng-chhiong; born 28 July 1947) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party from 2012 to 2014. Su served as Premier of the Republic of China from 2006 to 2007 and was Chief of Staff to President Chen Shui-bian in 2004.
Su actively campaigned for the DPP presidential nomination In 2008, but finished second to Frank Hsieh. Su eventually teamed with Hsieh as the vice presidential nominee; the DPP lost to the Kuomintang ticket of Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew. Su ran for Taipei City Mayor in November 2010, but lost to the incumbent Hau Lung-pin by a 12-point margin. Su campaigned for the 2012 presidential candidacy of the DPP in 2011, but lost to Tsai Ing-wen by a very narrow margin. Following the loss of Tsai to Ma Ying-jeou, Su was elected to succeed Tsai as DPP chairman in 2012.
Su, along with politicians Annette Lu, Frank Hsieh and Yu Shyi-kun are collectively known as the "Big Four of the Democratic Progressive Party". Su is nicknamed the "Lightbulb" (電火球) by the Taiwanese media and DPP voters, a nickname he earned in the 1980s for his charismatic approach to campaigning during election season, in addition to being an affectionate reference to the balding Su.
Born in Pingtung, Su studied at the National Taiwan University. During his college years, he was vice captain of the rugby team. He was a practicing lawyer from 1973 to 1983 and became a defense lawyer in the Kaohsiung Incident trials.
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