Su Tseng-chang

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Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌, pinyin: Sū Zhēnchāng; born July 28, 1947) is a Taiwanese politician of the Democratic Progressive Party. He is currently the Premier of the Republic of China.

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Born in Pingtung, Su was a practicing lawyer (1973-1983) educated in the National Taiwan University. He was a defense lawyer in the Kaohsiung Incident trials.

He was previously the magistrate of Pingtung County (1989-1994) and magistrate of Taipei County (1997-2004). His first election as the Taipei magistrate was aided by a split between the New Party and the Kuomintang. His subsequent reelection occurred by a wide margin despite the ability of the pan-blue coalition to present a united candidate. He was Secretary-General (chief of staff) to the Office of the President of the Republic of China under President Chen Shui-bian (2004-2005). After President Chen resigned as DPP Chairman following the 2004 legislative elections, he was elected the 10th-term DPP Chairman. Following DPP losses in the 2005 municipal elections (on December 3), Su announced that he would, pursuant to a pre-election promise, resign from the chairmanship.

Su was announced as the new Premier on January 19, 2006 and took his oath of office, along with his cabinet, on January 25, 2006. Soon after, Su announced that if the people's welfare (referring to crime and other civil problems) doesn't improve within 6 months, Su himself will step down. Any improvement to Taiwan's social welfare is yet to be seen. The premier's approval ratings, although higher than Chen Shui-bian, have definitely slipped substantially.

Su is widely considered to be a contender for the DPP nomination in the 2008 presidential election.

Su is married to Chan Hsiu-ling (詹秀齡) with three daughters.