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My Take
Annette Lu, or Lu Hsiu-lien, strikes me as someone whose life tracks the whole arc of modern Taiwan. Trained as a lawyer at National Taiwan University, she emerged as a feminist voice in the Tangwai movement during a period when dissent carried real personal risk. I find her path compelling: from women's rights activist to joining the Democratic Progressive Party in 1990 and winning a Legislative Yuan seat in 1992. Born under Japanese rule in what was then Shinchiku Prefecture, she embodies generations of upheaval. To me she reads as a principled fighter rather than a career politician, someone who chose conviction before it was safe to.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Annette Lu
- Name (Japanese)
- 呂秀蓮
- Reading
- ろ・しゅうれん
- Born
- June 7, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Tōen town, Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan under Japanese rule
- Occupation
- politician / women's rights activist / lawyer
2. Background
- High school
- Taipei Municipal Taipei First Girls' High School
- University
- National Taiwan University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.president.gov.tw/1_vice_president/e_layer2.html
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%91%82%E7%A7%80%E8%93%AE
Frequently asked questions
When was Annette Lu born?
Born June 7, 1944 (age 82).
Where is Annette Lu from?
Annette Lu is from Tōen town, Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan under Japanese rule.
What does Annette Lu do?
Annette Lu works as politician, women's rights activist, lawyer.
Politician — see all → · Women's rights activist — see all →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.