Chen Chu
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| Term of office: | |
|---|---|
| December 25, 2006 – | |
| City | Kaohsiung |
| State | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Preceded by | Yeh Chu-lan |
| Born | June 10, 1950 (age 56) Yilan County |
Chen Chu (陳菊) (born in June 10, 1950 in Yilan County) , a politician in Taiwan, served as Chairperson of the Council for Labor Affairs in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration between 2000 and 2005. She resigned in the wake of a scandal concerning Thai laborers brought into Taiwan to work on the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit system project.
Chen was one of the "Kaohsiung Eight," prominent dissidents arrested after the Kaohsiung Incident of 1979. She spent six years in jail.
Chen, who has a masters degree from National Sun Yat-sen University, held senior appointed posts in Taipei City Government and Kaohsiung City Government between 1995 and 2000.
Chen narrowly won the 2006 Kaohsiung Mayoral Elections over KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying, by a mere 1,200 votes.
