Su Jia-chyuan

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Su Jia-chyuan MLY
蘇嘉全
Official portrait, 2016
11th Chairperson of the Straits Exchange Foundation
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 January 2026
President	Lai Ching-te
Preceded by	Frank Wu
11th President of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Vice President	Tsai Chi-chang
Preceded by	Wang Jin-pyng
Succeeded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Additional offices 2nd Chairman of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association In office 27 May 2022 – 5 January 2026 President Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te Preceded by Chiou I-jen Succeeded by Frank Hsieh 36th Secretary-General to the President In office 20 May 2020 – 2 August 2020 President Tsai Ing-wen Preceded by Chen Chu Succeeded by Liu Chien-sin (acting) 16th & 18th 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 9th Minister of Agriculture In office 25 January 2006 – 20 May 2008 Prime Minister Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung Deputy Lin Kuo-hua Preceded by Lee Chin-lung Succeeded by Chen Wu-hsiung 25th Minister of the Interior In office 9 April 2004 – 25 January 2006 Prime Minister Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Deputy Chang Wen-ying Preceded by Yu Cheng-hsien Succeeded by Lee I-yang
10th Magistrate of Pingtung
In office 20 December 1997 – 8 April 2004
Preceded by	Chang Man-chuen (acting) Wu Tse-yuan
Succeeded by	Wu Ying-wen (acting) Tsao Chi-hung
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2016 – 31 January 2020
Constituency	Party-list (DPP)
In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 1997
Constituency	Pingtung County
Member of the National Assembly
In office 1 February 1987 – 31 January 1993
Personal details
Born	(1956-10-22) 22 October 1956 (age 70) Pingtung County, Taiwan
Party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse	Hung Heng-chu (洪恆珠)
Education	National Taiwan Ocean University (BS) National Sun Yat-sen University (MPA)
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Su Jia-chyuan (or Su Chia-chyuan; Chinese: 蘇嘉全; pinyin: Sū Jiāquán; born 22 October 1956) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who served as the President of the Legislative Yuan from 2016 to 2020.

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. From May to August 2020, he briefly served as Secretary General to the President under the Tsai Ing-wen administration.

Education

After graduating from National Pingtung Senior High School, Su studied food science as an undergraduate at National Taiwan Ocean University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1979. He then earned a Master of Public Affairs (M.P.A.) from National Sun Yat-sen University.

Political career

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 Su Chen-ching [zh]. In May 2022, Su succeeded Chiou I-jen as chairperson of the Taiwan–Japan Relations Association. in January 2026, Su was named chair of the Straits Exchange Foundation.

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.

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