James Soong
James Soong Chu-yu (Chinese: 宋楚瑜; born 16 March 1942) is a Taiwanese politician. He is the founder and current Chairman the People First Party.
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宋楚瑜 | |
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| Chairman of the People First Party | |
| Assumed office 31 March 2000 | |
| Deputy | Chang Chau-hsiung |
| Governor of Taiwan Province | |
| In office 20 March 1993 – 20 December 1998 | |
| Head of the Government Information Office | |
| In office 25 January 1979 – 24 August 1984 | |
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| Born | 16 March 1942 Xiangtan, Hunan, Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang (1981–1999)[1] Independent (1999–2000) People First Party (2000–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Viola Chen (1968–2011) |
| Alma mater | National Chengchi University University of California, Berkeley Catholic University of America Georgetown University |
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In November 2019, he announced his candidacy for the 2020 Taiwan presidential election, beginning his campaign on 13 November 2019.[2]
References
- Tedards, Bo (15 March 2000). "The many faces of James Soong". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- Wang, Cheng-chung; Huang, Frances (13 November 2019). "James Soong announces presidential bid (update)". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
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