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Chen Chu

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Chen Chu (Chinese: 陳菊; pinyin: Chén Jú; Wade–Giles: Ch'en2 Chü2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kiok; born 10 June 1950) is a Taiwanese politician serving as president of the Control Yuan and chairwoman of the National Human Rights Commission since 2020. Before assuming her current post, Chen had served as Secretary-General to the President from 2018 to 2020 and Mayor of Kaohsiung from 2006 to 2018, making her the longest-serving mayor of the city since the Japanese occupation of Taiwan. Prior to her entrance into politics, Chen was one of the eight prominent dissidents in the Kaohsiung Incident arrested and charged in 1979. She was a political prisoner for almost six years during the martial law period in Taiwan. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Chu is the 16,804th most popular politician (down from 14,722nd in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Taiwan (down from 39th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Taiwanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Chu ranks 16,804 out of 19,576. Before her are Halvdan Koht, Augusto Barcía Trelles, Frank Forde, David Samanez Ocampo, Kenny Anthony, and Roman Dzindzichashvili. After her are Butch Otter, William Dod, Eochaid Buide, Salim Ahmed Salim, Amy Klobuchar, and Grace Mugabe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Chen Chu ranks 572. Before her are Hans-Werner Gessmann, Michael Swanwick, Christiane Krause, Micky Moody, Sheila Young, and Mirza Masroor Ahmad. After her are Eddie Hazel, Jan de Weryha-Wysoczański, Rolf Rüssmann, Harriet Harman, Blagoja Georgievski, and Ion Dumitru.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Chen Chu ranks 51 out of 116. Before her are Richie Jen (1966), Justin Lin (1971), Joseph Tsai (1964), Jerry Yan (1977), Lin Chuan (1951), and Audrey Tang (1981). After her are Fan Chung (1949), Collin Chou (1967), Christina Chang (1971), Vic Chou (1981), Tsai Chih-chung (1948), and Hou Yu-ih (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Taiwan

Among politicians born in Taiwan, Chen Chu ranks 16. Before her are Elaine Chao (1953), Eric Chu (1961), Chen Chien-jen (1951), Ko Wen-je (1960), Han Kuo-yu (1957), and Lin Chuan (1951). After her are Hou Yu-ih (1956), You Si-kun (1948), Sean Chen (1949), Jiang Yi-huah (1960), Yani Tseng (1989), and Ted Lieu (1969).

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