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Candidacy
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Presidential Candidate
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Vice Presidential Candidate
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Name
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Chen Shui-bian
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Lu Hsiu-lien
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Date of Birth
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February 18, 1951
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June 7, 1944
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Gender
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Male
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Female
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Political Affiliation
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
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Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)
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Education
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- 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
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- 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
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Experience
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- 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-
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- 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-
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Source: Central Election Commission
Compiled by the Government Information Office
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Candidate Profiles:
Chen Shui-bian
Lien Chan
  
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