Lu Shiow-yen

Lu Shiow-yen interests me because her path runs from the TV studio to the mayor's office, a route that always tells you something about how someone connects with people. Becoming the third mayor of Taichung in 2018 and holding the post since is no small feat in Taiwan's competitive politics. Her broadcasting background makes sense to me: communication is half of governing a major city. I can't speak to the policy specifics from what I have here, but the trajectory from presenter to running one of Taiwan's largest cities is a genuinely compelling one, and I'd want to follow where it leads next.

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Name (English)

Lu Shiow-yen

Name (Japanese)

盧秀燕

Reading

ろ・しゅうえん

Born

August 31, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Anle District, Taiwan

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Ox

High school

National Keelung Girls' Senior High School

University

National Chengchi University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lushiowyen/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%20Shiow-yen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%9B%A7%E7%A7%80%E7%87%95
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8274707

Tags

• politician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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