Chen Yu-jen
Chen Yu-jen, also known as Jessica Chen, is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who serves as a Member of the Legislative Yuan. She was previously a member of the Kinmen County Council.
Early life and education
Chen was born on 29 October 1973 in Kinmen, Taiwan. She has a younger brother, Chen Chi-lung, and a sister, Chen Yu-ling. Their father, Chen Shui-mu, was a politician who served as the speaker of the Kinmen County Council. After attending a gifted children's program in junior high school, she graduated from Kinmen High School in 1991 as the top female student of her class.After high school, Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Arts in Chinese literature with a minor in law in 1995, and spent a summer studying English at Harvard University. During her time in the U.S., Chen traveled to New York, Washington, and Florida. She left the U.S. in February 1996 to enroll at Peking University and earned a Master of Laws from the Peking University Law School, where she had studied international law, public international law, international economic law, and the World Trade Organization. Her master's thesis, completed under jurist Wang Tieya, was titled, "A study of the Chinese telecommunications market based on foreign investment regulations in China, the U.S., and Japan".
After graduating from Peking University, Chen received a scholarship to study law in Japan and earned a second LL.M. in international economic law from Kyushu University in 1998. In October 2017, Chen returned to the United States to study at the Harvard Kennedy School, earning a degree in government and public policy.
Legislative career
Chen was elected as a member of the legislature for the first time in 2016. She has continued as a representative since.In 2025, a group campaigning to recall Chen failed. They said they were unable to gain 1% support from Chen's constituency.