Su Jia-chyuan

Su Jia-Chyuan MLY
蘇嘉全
Su in 2007
President of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
Vice President	Tsai Chi-chang
Preceded by	Wang Jin-pyng
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 20 December 2010 – 15 June 2012
Chairperson	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Wu Nai-ren
Succeeded by	Lin Hsi-yao
In office 20 December 2009 – 20 May 2010
Chairperson	Tsai Ing-wen
Preceded by	Wu Nai-ren
Succeeded by	Wu Nai-ren
Minister of the Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan
In office 25 January 2006 – 20 May 2008
Preceded by	Lee Chin-lung
Succeeded by	Chen Wu-hsiung
Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office 9 April 2004 – 25 January 2006
Deputy	Chang Wen-ying
Preceded by	Yu Cheng-hsien
Succeeded by	Lee I-yang
Magistrate of Pingtung County
In office 20 December 1997 – 8 April 2004
Preceded by	Wu Tse-yuan Chang Man-chuen (acting)
Succeeded by	Wu Ying-wen (acting) Tsao Chi-hung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2016
In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1 February 1987 – 31 January 1993
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-22) 22 October 1956 Pingtung County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Template:DPP
Alma mater	National Taiwan Ocean University
Profession	Politician
Signature	File:蘇嘉全signature.png

Su Jia-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.

2010 Taichung City Mayoralty election

In 2010 he narrowly lost to Jason Hu in the election for Mayor of Taichung.

Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	File:Green Taiwan in White Cross.svg Democratic Progressive Party	1	Su Jia-chyuan	698,358	48.88%
	Kuomintang	2	Jason Hu	730,284	51.12%
Total				1,428,642	100.00%
Voter turnout				73.15%

2012 Republic of China 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.

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.