Chen Ming-wen

Chen Ming-wen MLY
陳明文
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2008
Preceded by	Li Ya-ching
Succeeded by	Helen Chang
Constituency	Chiayi County
Magistrate of Chiayi County
In office 20 December 2001 – 20 December 2009
Preceded by	Li Ya-ching
Succeeded by	Helen Chang
Personal details
Born	13 May 1955 Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Chiayi University

Chen Ming-wen (Chinese: 陳明文; pinyin: Chén Míngwén) (born May 13, 1955) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chiayi County Magistrate from 2001 to 2009, until his election to the Legislative Yuan, where he has served since 2008.^[1]

In 1977, upon his graduation from National Chiayi University, he was elected to the Chiayi County Council as a councilor. In 1981, Chen was elected as the Chairman of the Chiayi County Council at age 27, the youngest chairman in the history of Republic of China. Later he was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council in 1985, while completing his degree in philosophy at Tokai University, and won subsequent elections twice in 1989 and 1994, and was again elected a legislator to the Legislative Yuan in 1998. Chen Ming-Wen served as the Magistrate of Chiayi County from 2001 to 2008, with a satisfactory rate over 60% upon retiring his office. He is now a member of the Legislative Yuan and of the Central Standing Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party. Chen is most often received as the next generation leader of the DPP, ranked after former premier Su Tseng-Chang and the party chairman Tsai Ing-wen.

References

1. "KMT bungles yet another by-election losing 3 of 4 seats". The China Post. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2011.