31 Notable alumni of Soochow University, Taiwan
Updated: June 09, 2026 EliteDegrees
Soochow University, Taiwan is ranked #1,905 in the world and #28 in Taiwan by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from Soochow University, Taiwan sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Soochow University, Taiwan won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Chen Chwen-jing
politician
Chen Chwen-jing, also known by his English name Jonathan Chen, is a Taiwanese civil engineer and academic. He served as the Deputy Minister of the Interior between March 2014 to May 2016, and previously served in the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 2013 to 2014.
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2. Adam Hsu
1941-. (aged 85)
martial artist
Hsu, Chi, commonly known as Adam Hsu is a martial artist and essayist known for his expertise in various forms of Chinese martial arts. Hsu was born in mainland China in 1941 and later moved to Taiwan, where he has operated for most of his life.
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3. Chen Chih-ching
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Chen Chih-ching is a Taiwanese lawyer. He was the Minister of Council of Agriculture in 2016. He was the Acting Magistrate of Nantou County from Deputy Magistrate position since 30 November 2012 until 25 December 2014 after incumbent Magistrate Lee Chao-ching was suspended from his post due to alleged corruption scandal.
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4. Wu Hsin-hsing
politician
Wu Hsin-hsing is a Taiwanese political scientist who served as Minister of the Overseas Community Affairs Council, Republic of China (ROC) from 20 May 2016 until 19 May 2020.
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5. Wan Jen
1950-. (aged 76)
film director
screenwriter
Wan Jen is a Taiwanese filmmaker. He is a member of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement of the 1980s.
6. David Chou
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Chou Po-lun, also known by his English name David Chou, is a Taiwanese politician. He served on the Taipei City Council from 1986 to 1993, when he was seated to the Legislative Yuan. Chou resigned in 2003, after being convicted on charges of bribery. He was sentenced to six years imprisonment and paroled in 2005.
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7. Tung Pao-cheng
1951-. (aged 75)
historian
Tung Pao-cheng or Dung Bau-tscheng is a Taiwanese legal scholar and politician who was the Taiwanese minister of Examination from 2012 to 2015.
8. Hsu Shu-hsiang
1961-. (aged 65)
pedagogue
Hsu Shu-hsiang is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. In December 2024, he became the incumbent Vice President of the Examination Yuan.
9. Chen Ming-tang
1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Chen Ming-tang is a Taiwanese lawyer. He served as the Administrative Deputy Minister of Justice in the Executive Yuan since from 2013 to 2024. In September 2013, he briefly became the acting Minister of Justice after incumbent Minister Tseng Yung-fu's sudden resignation.
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10. Lin Junq-tzer
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Lin Junq-tzer is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the appointed governor of Taiwan Provincial Government from 26 February 2010 to 20 May 2016.
11. Lin Si-ming
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
Lin Szu-ming is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Hsinchu County Council from 2001 to 2020, when he was elected to the Legislative Yuan, representing Hsinchu County's second district on behalf of the Kuomintang.
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12. John Deng
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
politician
Deng Chen-chung, also known by his English name John Deng, is a Taiwanese lawyer. He is currently a minister without portfolio in charge of the Office of Trade Negotiations. He was the Minister of Economic Affairs since 8 December 2014 until 20 May 2016.
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13. Shyu Jong-shyong
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Shyu Jong-shyong is a Taiwanese politician.
14. Chiang Chieh-an
1968-. (aged 58)
television presenter
politician
artist
Chiang Chieh-an is a Taiwanese politician who served in the Legislative Yuan from 2018 to 2020.
15. Tsai Ming-yen
diplomat
internationalist
Tsai Ming-yen is a Taiwanese polemologist and diplomat who currently serves as the director-general of the National Security Bureau.
16. Lin I-chin
1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Lin I-chin is a Taiwanese politician.
17. Chang Show-foong
1941-. (aged 85)
novelist
environmentalist
politician
Chang Show-foong is a Taiwanese environmentalist, writer, and politician. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012 and served until her resignation in March 2013.
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18. Tseng Shu-chin
1967-. (aged 59)
singer
actor
Tseng Shu-chin is a Taiwanese Truku singer-songwriter. She won the 1990 Golden Melody Award for Best Single Producer.
19. Sam Lee
1973-. (aged 53)
singer
songwriter
Sam Lee is a Taiwanese singer and songwriter. He is one-quarter German through his maternal grandfather. He graduated from Soochow University, and was once on the Taiwanese national tennis team.
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20. Cho Jung-tai
1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Cho Jung-tai is a Taiwanese politician who has served as the premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 2024.
21. Lin Chu-yin
1972-. (aged 54)
television presenter
politician
Lin Chu-yin, also known by her English name Michelle Lin, is a Taiwanese politician and news presenter who is currently a member of the Legislative Yuan.
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22. Lo Shu-lei
1952-. (aged 74)
accountant
politician
Luo Shu-lei is a Taiwanese politician, accountant, and member of both the People First Party and the Kuomintang. She served in the Legislative Yuan from 2007 to 2016. She was first seated as an alternate at-large legistor in 2007, won a full at-large term in 2008, and held the Taipei City Constituency III seat from 2012.
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23. Chiang Hsiao-yen
1942-. (aged 84)
diplomat
politician
Chiang Hsiao-yen, also known by his English name John Chiang, formerly surnamed Chang (章; Zhāng), is a Taiwanese politician affiliated with the Kuomintang. He is the speculated illegitimate son of Chiang Ching-kuo, former leader of the Republic of China, which would make him the grandson of Chiang Kai-shek.
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24. Chiang Wei-kuo
1916-1997 (aged 81)
politician
Chiang Wei-kuo, also known as Wego Chiang, was the adopted son of Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek, the adoptive brother of President Chiang Ching-kuo, a retired Army general, and an important figure in the Kuomintang. His courtesy names were Jian'gao (建鎬) and Niantang (念堂). Chiang served in the Wehrmacht before fighting in the Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil...
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25. Li Jing
1962-. (aged 64)
actor
television presenter
Regine Wu, known professionally as Li Jing (Chinese: 利菁; pinyin: Lì Jìng), is a Taiwanese television show hostess and model who is notable for being Taiwan's first mainstream transgender entertainer. Due to her time spent hosting shopping channel programs on Eastern Television's Shopping Channel (ETTV Shopping), she has been referred to as the "Queen of the Shopping Channel" in Taiwan.
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26. Mandy Wei
1984-. (aged 42)
model
television actor
actor
film actor
Mandy Wei is a Taiwanese actress, model and host. She started her career as a model and then as a MTV host before starting a career in acting. Wei attended Soochow University and speaks Mandarin, Taiwanese and English.
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27. Chang Hung-lu
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Chang Hung-lu is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he currently serves as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
28. Chang Fu-hsing
1942-2003 (aged 61)
politician
Chang Fu-hsing was a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 and as Hualien County magistrate from 2001 until his death in 2003.
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29. Daniel Han
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Han Kuo-yu, also known by his English name Daniel Han, is a Taiwanese politician and retired Republic of China Army officer who has served as the president of the Legislative Yuan since 2024.
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30. Li Qiang
1905-1996 (aged 91)
politician
Li Qiang is a Chinese politician who is the premier of China and the second-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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31. Jhy-wey Hsieh
1955-. (aged 71)
diplomat
politician
university teacher
Shieh Jhy-wey is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who is currently the Taiwanese Representative to the EU and Belgium, serving since August 2025. Previously, he served as Taiwanese Representative to Germany from 2016 to 2025, and as director-general of Government Information Office from 2007 to 2008.
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