Chen Li-chen
| Chen Li-chen | |
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| 陳麗貞 | |
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Mayor of Chiayi (acting until 20 December 2001) |
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In office 22 May 2000 – 20 December 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Chang Po-ya |
| Succeeded by | Huang Min-hui |
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| Born |
6 July 1958 Jiali, Tainan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (since 2003) |
Chen Li-chen (Chinese: 陳麗貞; born 6 July 1958) is a Taiwanese politician.
Chen graduated from Chinese Medicine University with a master's degree in environmental medicine.
She began her political career working for the Chiayi City Environmental Protection Bureau and later the Department of Health. In 1999, Chen was named deputy mayor of Chiayi under Chang Po-ya, who she succeeded in office when Chang was appointed to lead the interior ministry. Chen joined the Democratic Progressive Party in March 2003. She defeated Lee Chun-yi in a party primary, and the DPP backed Chen as its Chiayi mayoral candidate for the 2005 elections. She lost to Kuomintang candidate Huang Min-hui, who left the legislature to assume the mayoralty. Chen then contested Huang's vacant legislative seat on behalf of the DPP, and lost to Chiang Yi-hsiung.
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