Su Huan-chih | |
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1st Convener of the Taiwan Renewal Party | |
Assumed office 24 August 2019 | |
Secretary General | Sam Lim |
Preceded by | Position established |
10th Magistrate of Tainan County | |
In office 20 December 2001 – 25 December 2010 | |
Preceded by | Mark Chen |
Succeeded by | William Lai (as Mayor of Tainan) |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
In office 1 February 1993 – 20 December 2001 | |
Constituency | Tainan County |
Personal details | |
Born | Cigu Township, Tainan County, Taiwan | 20 July 1956
Nationality | Taiwan |
Political party | Taiwan Renewal Party (since 2019) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (2018–19) Democratic Progressive Party (1991–2018) |
Alma mater | National Taiwan University Fu Jen Catholic University |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer |
Su Huan-chih (Chinese: 蘇煥智; pinyin: Sū Huànzhì; Wade–Giles: Su1 Huan4-chih4; born July 20, 1956) is a Taiwanese politician who was the magistrate of Tainan County from 2001 to 2010, until Tainan County's merger into Tainan City. Born in a rural township in southern Taiwan, Su graduated from National Taiwan University. He passed the bar examination in 1986 and started his career as a lawyer.[1]
Su made his entry into politics in the 1990s. He was elected legislator three times in a row serving from 1992 to 2001. As an experienced legislator, Su launched a magisterial campaign in 2001 and was elected with over 51% of the votes, becoming the second member of the Democratic Progressive Party to ever hold the position.[2]