Su Nan-cheng

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Su Nan-cheng

In office
February 1, 1977 – February 1, 1985
Preceded by Chang Li-tang
Succeeded by Lin Wen-hsiung

Born January 14, 1936 (1936-01-14) (age 72)
Tainan, Taiwan
Nationality Flag of the Republic of China Republic of China (Taiwan)
Political party Kuomintang
(1968 – 1972; 1976 – 1999)
Alma mater National Cheng Kung University
Occupation Politician
Profession Accountant

Su Nan-cheng (traditional Chinese: 蘇南成), a Taiwanese politician, is a Senior Advisor to ROC President Chen Shui-bian. He was a mayor of Tainan, serving from 1977 to 1985, and an appointed mayor of Kaohsiung, serving from 1985 to 1990. He was the speaker of the ROC National Assembly in 1999. Su was in the Kuomintang and was part of the faction that supported the Taiwanese localization movement. He was expelled from the KMT twice: first in 1972 for violating a party resolution and running for Tainan City Mayor as an independent; second in 1999 for forwarding a term-extension amendment in the National Assembly against party orders.[1] In 2003, Su openly supported DPP candidate Chen Shui-bian in the 2004 presidential election.[2]

[edit] Tainan mayoralty

Su was elected the mayor of Tainan in 1976 as an independent candidate. In 1981, he was nominated by the Kuomintang to run again and was re-elected. He served from 1977 to 1985, until he was appointed the mayor of Kaohsiung. During his term as Tainan mayor, he was recognized by the Ramon Magsaysay Award.[3] He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Tainan in 2001 as an independent candidate, and was elected a city council member instead.[4]

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  • 重修台灣省通志 Ed. Liu Ning-yen. Taipei City: Taiwan Province Document Council (台灣省文獻委員會), 1994
Government offices
Preceded by
Chang Li-tang
Mayor of Tainan
1977 – 1985
Succeeded by
Lin Wen-hsiung
Preceded by
Hsu Shuei-de
Mayor of Kaohsiung
1985 – 1990
Succeeded by
Wu Duen-yi
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