Su Tseng-chang Prime minister
Su Tseng-chang (Chinese: 蘇貞昌; pinyin: Sū Zhēnchāng; born 28 July 1947) is a Taiwanese politician and the former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party in 2012-2014. 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 Presidential nomination of the DPP, but finished second to Frank Hsieh in the nomination process. Su eventually teamed with Hsieh as the vice presidential nominee in the 2008 election for President; the ticket lost to Kuomintang ticket Ma Ying-jeou and Vincent Siew. He ran for Taipei City Mayor in November 2010, but was defeated by 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 "Electric Fireball" (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.
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Politician
| office | Premier of the Republic of China Chair of the Democratic Progressive Party Magistrate of Taipei County Magistrate of Pingtung County |
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Prime minister
| From | December 20, 1989 |
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| To | December 20, 1993 |