Su Chih-fen (; born 10 July 1953) is a Taiwanese politician. She was the Magistrate of

Yunlin County Yunlin County (Mandarin pinyin: ''Yúnlín Xiàn''; Taigi POJ: ''Hûn-lîm-koān''; Hakka PFS: ''Yùn-lìm-yen'') is a county in western Taiwan. Yunlin County borders the Taiwan Strait to the west, Nantou County to the east, Changhua County t ...

from 20 December 2005 until 25 December 2014.

Yunlin County Magistrate

Yunlin County Magistrate election

Su was elected as the Magistrate of Yunlin County after winning the 2005 Republic of China local election under

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

on 3 December 2005 and assumed office on 20 December 2005. She secured her second term as the magistrate after winning the 2009 Republic of China local election on 5 December 2009 and assumed her second-term office on 20 December 2009.

Landfill approval project bribery

During her term as the Yunlin County Commissioner, Su was arrested on 3 November 2008 on the charge of accepting bribes to the worth NT$5 million, equivalent to US$174,845.00, in a landfill approval case and was under prosecution for a 15-year jail sentence. Known for her great integrity, the news of her arrest triggered off a widespread public outrage. The court, however, ruled out her case and returned the verdict as not guilty.

2013 cross-strait service trade agreement

Commenting on the

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signed between

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(SEF) and

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(ARATS) in

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on 21 June 2013, Su said that she refused to recognize the agreement and implement it in

References

Living people 1953 births Yunlin County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 9th Legislative Yuan Magistrates of Yunlin County Members of the 10th Legislative Yuan {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub