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James Soong

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Soong Chu-yu (Chinese: 宋楚瑜; pinyin: Sòng Chǔyú; born 30 April 1942), also known by his English name James Soong, is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who is the founder and chairman of the People First Party. Soong was the first and only elected governor of Taiwan Province from 1994 and 1998, after which he became a perennial candidate in Taiwanese politics. Born in China to a Kuomintang military family, Soong graduated from National Chengchi University and went to the United States, where he earned his PhD in political science from Georgetown University. He began his political career as a secretary to Premier Chiang Ching-kuo and rose to prominence as director-general of the Government Information Office (GIO) from 1979 to 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Soong is the 15,897th most popular politician (down from 12,785th in 2019), the 946th most popular biography from China (down from 834th in 2019) and the 456th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Soong ranks 15,897 out of 19,576. Before him are Morrison Waite, Jorge Córdova, Hans Eichel, Claes Andersson, Gaius Claudius Centho, and John Boehner. After him are Wilhelmina Drucker, Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Franklin Farrell, Abdulbaset Sieda, Gus Dillon, and Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, James Soong ranks 552. Before him are Bernard Lietaer, Nancy Richey, Philippe Gondet, Laila Freivalds, Gabriel Núñez, and José Luis González Dávila. After him are Zoltán Nemere, Wayne Newton, Aníbal Torres, Donald E. Williams, Edmond Baraffe, and Jaime Graça.

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In China

Among people born in China, James Soong ranks 946 out of 1,610. Before him are Hu Chunhua (1963), Qin Gang (1966), Frank Shu (1943), Zhou Xiaochuan (1948), Wang Meng (1934), and Chang Wanquan (1949). After him are Wu Lei (1991), Zhong Nanshan (1936), Gu Kailai (1958), Chen Quanguo (1955), Yao Lee (1922), and Liu Chao-shiuan (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, James Soong ranks 456. Before him are Qiao Guanhua (1913), Sun Chunlan (1950), Hu Chunhua (1963), Qin Gang (1966), Zhou Xiaochuan (1948), and Chang Wanquan (1949). After him are Chen Quanguo (1955), Liu Chao-shiuan (1943), Tashi Namgyal (1893), Li Xi (1956), Donduk Kuular (1888), and Ling Jihua (1956).

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