Chen Shui-bian

His Excellency Chen Shui-bian Tân Chúi-píⁿ 陳水扁 The President of the Republic of China
Official portrait, 2000
5th President of Taiwan
In office 20 May 2000 – 20 May 2008
Prime Minister	Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang Chang Chun-hsiung
Vice President	Annette Lu
Preceded by	Lee Teng-hui
Succeeded by	Ma Ying-jeou
8th Chairperson of the DPP
In office 15 October 2007 – 12 January 2008
Deputy	Cho Jung-tai
Preceded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Succeeded by	Frank Hsieh
In office 21 July 2002 – 11 December 2004
Deputy	Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by	Frank Hsieh
Succeeded by	Su Tseng-chang
Personal details
Born	(1950-10-12) October 12, 1950 Guantian, Tainan, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Wu Shu-chen

Chen Shui-bian (Chinese: 陳水扁, born 12 October 1950 in Guantian, Tainan, Taiwan) was the President of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. His term ended 55 years of Kuomintang rule in Taiwan. His nickname is Ah-bian (Chinese: 阿扁). Chen is a member of the Democratic Progressive Party.

Early years

Chen Shui-bian is raised from a poor family in southern Taiwan. He worked hard and studied at National Taiwan University. He passed a test and became a lawyer in his junior year. He graduated from university in 1974.