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Jun 10, 1950 Yilan County, Taiwan Province 73 years old
Taiwanese politician
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About Chen Chu
- Chen Chu or Kiku Chen (traditional Chinese: ??; simplified Chinese: ??; pinyin: Chén Jú; Wade–Giles: Ch'en2 Chü2; Pe?h-oe-ji: Tân Kiok; born 10 June 1950 in Yilan County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese politician who served as Mayor of Kaohsiung between 2006 and 2018.
- She was one of the "Kaohsiung Eight," prominent dissidents arrested after the Kaohsiung Incident in 1979.
- She spent six years in jail during the martial law period in Taiwan. Chen, who holds a master's degree from National Sun Yat-sen University, held senior appointed posts in Taipei City and Kaohsiung City governments between 1995 and 2000.
- She then served as minister of the Council of Labor Affairs between 2000 and 2005.
- In 2006, Chen Chu won the Kaohsiung mayoral elections and became the city's first elected female mayor.
- She was re-elected in 2010 with 52% of the vote in a three-way race. On 30 August 2009, the 14th Dalai Lama accepted an invitation from Chen Chu to visit Taiwan.Chen served as Acting Chair of the Democratic Progressive Party in 2012.
