In the November of 2015, the incumbent Kaohsiung Mayor Chu Chen easily won re-election in Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s southern municipality. Chen’s victory means she will be mayor for a third time. The following is her sketchy bio.
Birthday: 10 June 1950
Education: Master’s Degree in Public Affairs Management, National Sun Yat-Sen University
Past experience:
Director of East Asia Institute for Human Rights.
President of Taiwan Association for Human Rights.
Representative of National Assembly, Kaohsiung.
Researcher and Associate Professor of Conflict Study and Research Center, Chang Jung Christian University.
Founder of Taiwan Jyu Workshop.
Chief of Social Affairs Bureau, Taipei City Government.
Chief of Social Affairs Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government.
Minister of Council of Labor Affairs, Executive Yuan.
Member of 18 Founders, DPPMember of 18 Founders, DPP.
Source: http://www.kcg.gov.tw/EN/cp.aspx?n=952B1D123B71E9EE