Candidacy

Presidential Candidate

Name

Chen Shui-bian

Lu Hsiu-lien

Date of Birth

February 18, 1951

June 7, 1944

Gender

Male

Female

Political Affiliation

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)

Education

• LL.B., National Taiwan University, Republic of China (ROC), 1974
• Honorary Doctor of Laws, Kyungnam University, Republic of Korea, 1995
• Honorary Doctor of Economics, Plekhanov Russian Academy of Economics, Russian Federation, 1995
• Honorary Doctor of Political Science, Yong-In University, Republic of Korea, 2000
• Honorary Doctorate, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Republic of Honduras, 2001
• Honorary Doctorate, National Asuncion University, Republic of Paraguay, 2001

• LL.B., National Taiwan University, ROC, 1967
• Master of Comparative Law, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1971
• LL.M., Harvard University, USA, 1978
• Honorary Doctorate, Central American Technological University, Republic of Honduras, 2000
• Honorary Doctorate, National Asuncion University, Republic of Paraguay, 2002

Experience

• Member, Taipei City Council, 1981-1985
• Member, Central Standing Committee, DPP, 1987-1989 and 1996-2000
• Member, Central Executive Committee, DPP, 1987-1989 and 1991-1996
• Member, Legislative Yuan, 1989-1992
• Member, Legislative Yuan, 1992-1994
• Mayor, Taipei City, 1994-1998
• Tenth-term President, ROC, 2000-
• Chairman, DPP 2002-

• Executive Officer, Specialist and Section Chief (concurrent), Executive Yuan, 1971-1974
• Member, Legislative Yuan, 1993-1996
• Convener, Foreign Affairs Committee, Legislative Yuan, 1994
• National Policy Advisor to the President, 1996-1997
• Magistrate, Taoyuan County, 1997-2000
• Tenth-term Vice President, ROC, 2000-