Lu Hung-chih
Lu Hung-chih | |||||||||||||
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| Born | 1992 (age 33–34) | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Chung Cheng University | ||||||||||||
| Title | Leader of the Social Democratic Party | ||||||||||||
| Term | 2021–2024 | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Social Democratic Party | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 呂鴻志 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 吕宏志 | ||||||||||||
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Lu Hung-chih (Chinese: 呂鴻志; born 1992) is a Taiwanese social activist and heavy metal musician who served as leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2021 to 2024.
Biography
Lu Hung-chih was born in Tainan in 1992.[1] He attended National Nanke International Experimental High School and graduated from National Chung Cheng University in 2021 with a degree in political science.[2] During his school years, Lu served as deputy head of the "Pastor Society" (Chinese: 牧夫們社), a student group that partook in the Sunflower Movement.[2][3] After the Sunflower movement ended, Lu was active in the Democracy Kuroshio organization.[4]
In 2011, Lu formed a heavy metal band—named "Burning Island" (Chinese: 火燒島樂團)[5]—in which he is the lead singer.[6] They released their first studio album in 2013, which was nominated for the fourth Golden Indie Music Awards' Best Debut Album and Best Group. Their second album in 2016 was nominated for the award's eighth Best Rock Album.[1]
Lu was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party, a minor third-force party in Taiwan.[7] In the 2016 legislative elections, he served as an aide to Chen Shang-chih, who unsuccessfully ran in Taipei's 4th district.[8] On October 2, 2022, he was elected the party's fourth leader, a position he held until 2024, when he was succeeded by Hsu Yung.[9] He also supported Miao Poya's Democratic Progressive Party-backed campaign for Taipei City Council, an election that was won, giving the party its only local council seat.[10]
See also
- Freddy Lim, Taiwanese heavy metal musician and co-founder of the New Power Party
References
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- ^ a b 林宜樟 (2014-04-25). "火燒島樂團主唱 呂鴻志為台發聲". Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ 余雪蘭 (2014-04-10). "民主黑潮學生聯盟嘉市遊行 延續民主熱潮". Liberty Times. Archived from the original on 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ Loa, Iok-sin (2014-06-14). "Groups warn on rushing controversial bills". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ 项雅燕, louielu1129, Instagram, retrieved 2025-07-25
- ^ 李恩 (2017-06-24). "來自南方的怪物: 專訪火燒島樂團". thenewslens.com. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ 林瑋豐 (2015-05-26). "318學運世代參政 隱身幕後輔選在野戰將" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Storm Media. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ 翁嫆琄 (2015-09-12). "陳尚志: 政治不變 逃不出低薪谷底" (in Chinese). Newtalk新聞. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
- ^ Multiple sources:
- For Lü's election, see "社會民主黨-司法院全球資訊網-查詢服務-司法公告查詢-法人登記公告". 司法院全球資訊網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- For Hsu's election, see "社會民主黨-司法院全球資訊網-查詢服務-司法公告查詢-法人登記公告". 司法院全球資訊網 (in Traditional Chinese). Retrieved 2025-07-19.
- ^ 徐珮華 (2023-06-14). 王介村 (ed.). "苗博雅宣布與民進黨合作 參選北市大安區立委" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Public Television Service. Archived from the original on 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-08.