Chen Yu-jen

Chen Yu-jen (; born 29 October 1973), also known as Jessica Chen, is a Taiwanese politician and lawyer who has served as a member of the Legislative Yuan representing Kinmen County since 2019. She was previously a member of the Kinmen County Council from 2014 to 2018.

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. She left the U.S. in February 1996 to enroll at Peking University and earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) 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.

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.