Chen Chi-mai

Chen Chi-mai was born in Keelung City, Taiwan, on December 23, 1964.{{cite web|url= http://2006.chinataiwan.org/web/webportal/W5271045/index.html|work=chinataiwan.org|script-title=zh:陈其迈简历|language= zh|access-date= 2008-05-12}} {{dead link| date=June 2010 | bot=DASHBot}} He is the son of Chen Che-nan, who is also a politician and was also a deputy secretary-general of the Presidential Office before Chen took office in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.stnn.cc:82/hot_news/gd_20070210/200702/t20070210_467089.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115194038/http://www.stnn.cc:82/hot_news/gd_20070210/200702/t20070210_467089.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-15 |script-title=zh:【政治】陳哲男之子陳其邁為"總統府副秘書長" |access-date=2008-05-12 |language=zh |work=stnn.cc }}

Chen studied medicine at the Chung Shan Medical University in Taichung, where he earned his Bachelor of Medicine (B.M.) in 1991. He then earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in preventive medicine at the National Taiwan University in 1994. He practiced medicine at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital for about three years and became a lecturer at the Taipei Medical University in 1996.{{cite web |url= http://www.ey.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=4571&ctNode=19&mp=1|script-title=zh:歷任政務委員簡介簡介|access-date= 2008-03-22|work=Executive Yuan|language= zh}}{{cite news|title=The New Cabinet|url=http://taiwantoday.tw/fp.asp?xItem=978&CtNode=2196|access-date=12 March 2016|work=Taiwan Today|date=1 July 2004}}

Chen made his early entry into public affairs when he, as a student, served as an assistant to his father, a legislator at the time.{{cite press release |script-title=zh:《星期人物》陳其邁入閣 躍上火線|work=Liberty Times |location=Taiwan (ROC)|date= 2004-05-23|url= http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2004/new/may/23/today-p2.htm|access-date= 2008-05-07|language= zh}}

A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Chen was elected legislator three times serving from 1996 to 2004. During his term, he became the secretary-general of the Justice Alliance faction of the DPP in 1998 and the legislative caucus leader in 1999. He also became members of various committees within the Legislative Yuan, including the Foreign Affairs, Judiciary, National Defense, and Transportation Committees.

Before the DPP became the ruling party, Chen suggested that then-incumbent magistrate of Taoyuan County Annette Lu would be a better choice for Chen Shui-bian's presidential running mate than any other party member.{{cite press release |title= Annette Lu an early favorite for DPP's 2000 ticket|work=The Taipei Times |date= 1999-09-14|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/1999/09/14/2511|access-date= 2008-03-22}} Lu was eventually selected as his running mate.{{cite press release|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/1999/12/11/14422|title= Chen names Annette Lu as running mate|work=The Taipei Times |date= 1999-12-11|access-date= 2008-05-15}}

After Shui-bian's successful presidential campaign, Chen Chi-mai, as a leader of the Justice Alliance faction, supported the proposal of another member to revise the pro-independence guideline.{{cite press release |title= DPP to mull independence stance|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2000-03-22|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/03/22/28745|access-date= 2008-03-22}} Although many party members had similar views, the proposal was sent back to the party's policy research department for review.{{cite press release |title= DPP independence proposal shelved|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2000-03-23|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/03/23/28895|access-date= 2008-05-07|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040117020106/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2000/03/23/28895 |archive-date = January 17, 2004|url-status=dead}}

In 2004, Chen was appointed a Minister without Portfolio and spokesperson of the Executive Yuan. Soon after, another proposal to modify pro-independence guidelines was created. Several DPP legislators believed that the change of the national title from "Republic of China" to "Taiwan," which is one of the ultimate goals of Taiwan's desinicization campaign and localization movement, was not necessary. Chen also supported the proposal.{{cite press release |url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/05/13/2003155233|title= Keep ROC tag, young DPP urge|work=The Taipei Times | date= 2004-05-13|access-date= 2008-05-13|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051130135208/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/05/13/2003155233 |archive-date = November 30, 2005|url-status=dead}} The proposal was documented in an essay called New Culture Discourse, drafted by DPP legislator Lee Wen-chung of the New Tide faction. After the essay was leaked to the media, many politicians, including Chen, denied being involved in drafting the document. The document was proved too controversial and was attacked within the party as a result, although some members believed that it was only based on the 1999 Resolution on Taiwan's Future.{{cite press release|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/16/2003155686 |title='New Culture Discourse' displeases almost everyone |work=The Taipei Times |date=2004-05-16 |access-date=2008-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051207164223/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/16/2003155686 |archive-date=December 7, 2005 }}

In January 2005, following the death of former CCP General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, Chen represented the Taiwanese cabinet in delivering a message to the Chinese government. In his address, Chen urged China's leaders to pursue democratization. Chen stated that Beijing should "face the truth about Tiananmen Square... We urge the Chinese government to learn from Mr. Zhao's tolerance and to push for democratic reforms."{{Cite news|last=Kahn|first=Joseph|date=2005-01-18|title=China Gives Zhao's Death Scant Notice|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/18/world/asia/china-gives-zhaos-death-scant-notice.html|access-date=2023-03-10|issn=0362-4331}}

Later in January 2005, Chen Chi-mai was nominated to serve as acting mayor of Kaohsiung by premier-designate Frank Hsieh.{{cite press release |title= Chen Chi-mai takes over in Kaohsiung|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2000-01-27|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/01/27/2003221102|access-date= 2008-05-07 |language= zh|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080429222049/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/01/27/2003221102 |archive-date = April 29, 2008|url-status=dead}}

After becoming the mayor of Kaohsiung, Chen sought to continue construction of the Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit (KMRT), a major construction started during Frank Hsieh's mayoral term.{{cite press release |title= Taiwan Quick Take|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2005-01-31|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/31/2003221671|access-date= 2008-03-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070210142842/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/01/31/2003221671 |archive-date = February 10, 2007|url-status=dead}} Both the Red Line and the Orange Line of the system opened in 2008.{{Cite web|title=Mission & Vision|url=https://corp.krtc.com.tw/eng/About/page?id=a15ed12a586b42eb9e3fd0af7dfd353b|access-date=2023-11-10|website=Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corp|language=en}}

Chen also worked to turn Kaohsiung into a film location hub by encouraging filmmakers to shoot their films in the port city. He offered filmmakers, such as Tsai Ming-liang, various incentives for their award-winning films. He presented a NT$10 million (approx. US$323 thousand) prize to Tsai for his film The Wayward Cloud.{{cite press release |title= Kaohsiung mayor pledges incentives for filmmakers|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2005-03-18|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/18/2003246725|access-date= 2008-03-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080222061836/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/03/18/2003246725 |archive-date = February 22, 2008|url-status=dead}} Tsai in return said he would soon shoot a new film in Kaohsiung and praised the city's efforts to develop Kaohsiung into an international city.

On July 25, 2005, Kaohsiung officially became the host city of World Games 2009, which became the largest international sports event hosted in Taiwan, after Chen received the flag of the World Games.{{cite press release |title= Kaohsiung mayor gets World Games flag|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2005-07-26|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/07/26/2003265088|access-date= 2008-03-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070804025037/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/07/26/2003265088 |archive-date = August 4, 2007|url-status=dead}} Chen later announced the construction of a world-class stadium built for the event.{{cite press release|title=Kaohsiung to build stadium for World Games |work=The Taipei Times |date=2005-07-26 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/07/26/2003265087 |access-date=2008-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826202037/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/07/26/2003265087 |archive-date=August 26, 2007 }}

In August 2005, Thai workers rioted over the draconian treatment they received as foreign workers. These workers lived in poor conditions and had limited freedom.{{cite press release|title= Thai workers riot against 'unfair' firm|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/08/23/2003268802|date= 2005-08-23|access-date= 2008-05-15|work=The Taipei Times |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080506041133/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/08/23/2003268802 |archive-date = May 6, 2008|url-status=dead}} The Chen administration vowed to take action on August 25.{{cite press release|title=Kaohsiung vows action in wake of riot |work=The Taipei Times |date=2005-08-26 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/26/2003269185 |access-date=2008-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308194233/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/08/26/2003269185 |archive-date=March 8, 2008 }} Chen apologized to the public for the social turmoil caused by the incident and offered to resign three times.{{cite press release |title= Kaohsiung mayor offers to quit|work=The Taipei Times |date= 2005-09-07|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/09/07/2003270684|access-date= 2008-03-22}} Then-premier Frank Hsieh authorized Chen's resignation on September 12, and replaced him with former vice premier Yeh Chu-lan.{{cite press release|title=Replacements brought in for posts vacated after riot |work=The Taipei Times |date=2005-09-14 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/09/14/2003271562 |access-date=2008-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914151718/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/09/14/2003271562 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 }}

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After a temporary period of research at the London School of Economics in England, Chen was appointed the deputy secretary-general of the Presidential Office in February 2007.{{cite press release |script-title=zh:陳其邁接總統府副祕書長|work=Liberty Times |location=Taiwan (ROC)|date= 2007-02-10|language= zh|url= http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/feb/10/today-fo3.htm|access-date= 2008-03-22}} His appointment drew mixed reactions, with the support from the DPP legislative caucus and opposition from the Kuomintang legislative caucus.{{cite press release|title=Chen Chi-mai's appointment draws mixed reaction |work=The Taipei Times |date=2007-02-11 |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/02/11/2003348524 |access-date=2008-03-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070402214545/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/02/11/2003348524 |archive-date=April 2, 2007 }} Chen served with Lin Chia-lung, former director of the Government Information Office.{{cite press release|url= http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/25/2003156864|title= Pan-blues grill Lin in budget meeting|access-date= 2008-06-01|date= 2004-05-25|work=The Taipei Times |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070806012310/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/25/2003156864 |archive-date = August 6, 2007|url-status=dead}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/10/12/2003382743 |title=Chen accepts role of DPP chairman |date=2007-10-12 |access-date=2008-06-01 |work=The Taipei Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408031224/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/10/12/2003382743 |archive-date=April 8, 2008 }}

After the DPP chairmanship election in May 2008, chairwoman-elect Tsai Ing-wen announced the appointment of Chen as the deputy secretary-general of the party. He held the position with Cho Jung-tai until 2009. Chen is now concurrently serving as both the spokesperson of the Democratic Progressive Party and the chief executive officer of the party's Policy Research and Coordinating Committee since May 2011.{{cite press release|url=http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/may/22/today-fo3-2.htm|title= 佈局縣市長 蔡籌組選戰策略小組|language= zh|work=Liberty Times |location=Taiwan (ROC)|date= 2008-05-22|access-date= 2008-06-01}}

In the 2012 legislative elections, Chen was placed on the DPP electoral list, from which 13 members were elected based on the number of votes the DPP received. Being the eighth member on the list, Chen returned to the Legislative Yuan once again as a legislator in February 2012.{{cite press release|url=http://pnn.pts.org.tw/main/2012/01/14/2012%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC%E5%85%AB%E5%B1%86%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE/|title=2012年第八屆立法委員當選名單|date=2012-01-14|work=PTS News Network|access-date=2013-07-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927031459/http://pnn.pts.org.tw/main/2012/01/14/2012%E5%B9%B4%E7%AC%AC%E5%85%AB%E5%B1%86%E7%AB%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E7%95%B6%E9%81%B8%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE/|archive-date=September 27, 2016|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} He was reelected via proportional representation in 2016. Chen faced fellow lawmakers Chao Tien-lin, Lin Tai-hua, and Kuan Bi-ling in a Kaohsiung mayoral primary held in March 2018, and was named the Democratic Progressive Party candidate for the mayoralty.{{cite news|last1=Lin|first1=Sean|title=Chen Chi-mai wins Kaohsiung primary|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/03/08/2003688889|access-date=8 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=8 March 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Fan|first1=Cheng-hsiang|last2=Kao|first2=Evelyn|title=Legislator Chen Chi-mai wins DPP primary for Kaohsiung mayoral race|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201803070018.aspx|access-date=8 March 2018|agency=Central News Agency|date=7 March 2018}} On November 24, 2018, he was defeated by Han Kuo-yu, the Kuomintang mayoral nominee, by more than 150,000 votes. Chen became the first DPP mayoral candidate to lose in the special municipality of Kaohsiung, established in 2010. His defeat marked the end of 20 years of Democratic Progressive Party governance in the old city area of Kaohsiung, and 33 years of governance in the old Kaohsiung County area.

Chen's resignation from the vice premiership took effect on 19 June 2020, as he then represented the DPP as their candidate contesting in the 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election scheduled for 15 August.{{cite news |last1=Yeh |first1=Su-ping |last2=Ku |first2=Chuan |last3=Yu |first3=Hsiang |last4=Yeh |first4=Joseph |title=DPP nominates outgoing vice premier for Kaohsiung mayoral by-election - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202006170010 |access-date=17 June 2020 |work=focustaiwan.tw |agency=Central News Agency |date=17 June 2020 |language=zh-Hant-TW}}

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Following the successful recall attempt against Han Kuo-yu, Chen registered as the candidate representing the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2020 Kaohsiung mayoral by-election on 15 August with many calling on him as the favorite to win. He won by a landslide margin with 70 percent of the votes.

Chen announced on 20 August 2020 that {{ill|Charles Lin|zh|林欽榮}}, Shih Che, and {{ill|Lo Ta-sheng|zh|羅達生}} would be joining his administration as deputy mayors,{{cite news |last1=Hou |first1=Wen-ting |last2=Wang |first2=Shu-fen |last3=Yeh |first3=Joseph |title=Kaohsiung mayor-elect names three deputies |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202008200024 |access-date=21 August 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=20 August 2020}} one day before his victory was certified by the Central Election Commission.{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Flor |last2=Yu |first2=Hsiang |title=Chen confirmed as Kaohsiung mayor-elect |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202008210010 |access-date=21 August 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=21 August 2020}} Chen succeeded acting mayor Yang Ming-jou on 24 August.{{cite news |last1=Hou |first1=Wen-ting |last2=Kao |first2=Evelyn |title=Chen Chi-mai takes up post as Kaohsiung mayor |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202008240005 |access-date=24 August 2020 |agency=Central News Agency |date=24 August 2020}}

During Chen's second stint as mayor, President Tsai Ing-wen resigned as chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for the party's poor performance in the 2022 local elections. On 30 November 2022, Chen assumed the party leadership in an acting capacity.{{cite news |last1=Yeh |first1=Su-ping |last2=Wen |first2=Kuei-hsiang |last3=Lin |first3=Sean |title=Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai elected acting DPP chairperson |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202211300016 |access-date=27 December 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=30 November 2022}}

Chen has a master's degree in public health from National Taiwan University {{cite web |title=CORONAVIRUS/How Taiwan has been able to keep COVID-19 at bay |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202003160019 |website=CNA/Focus Taiwan}} and, referring to COVID-19, has been quoted as saying that Taiwan was “the earliest country to activate epidemic prevention measures against this disease”. Chen has proposed using technology including mobile phone data for contact tracing and containment, and is the first author of a paper that describes how passengers of the COVID-19 stricken cruise ship Diamond Princess were traced using mobile phone data, and how their contacts were alerted through text messaging.{{cite journal |last1=Chen |first1=CM |last2=Jyan |first2=HW |last3=Chien |first3=SC |last4=Jen |first4=HH |last5=Hsu |first5=CY |last6=Lee |first6=PC |last7=Lee |first7=CF |last8=Yang |first8=YT |last9=Chen |first9=MY |last10=Chen |first10=LS |last11=Chen |first11=HH |last12=Chan |first12=CC |title=Containing COVID-19 Among 627,386 Persons in Contact With the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship Passengers Who Disembarked in Taiwan: Big Data Analytics. |journal=Journal of Medical Internet Research |date=5 May 2020 |volume=22 |issue=5 |pages=e19540 |doi=10.2196/19540 |pmid=32353827|pmc=7202311 |doi-access=free }}

Chen is married to Wu Hong who is also a doctor and has a son and a daughter.{{cite news|last1=Tseng|first1=Wei-chen|last2=Chen|first2=Wei-han|title=Lawmakers passionate about their hobbies|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/02/22/2003612027|access-date=7 March 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=22 February 2015}}

He is a Master Scuba Diver with close to thirty years of experience.

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