Chen Shui-bian (; born October 12, 1950) is a retired
Taiwanese politician and lawyer who served as
President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen's election ended more than fifty years of
Kuomintang (KMT) control of the
Executive Yuan in Taiwan. A native-born Taiwanese, he is colloquially referred to as
A-Bian (阿扁; Ābiǎn).