After starting his career as a lawyer, Chen acted as defense counsel for arrested opposition leaders, and then served several terms as a legislator, making a name for himself as a standout leader of the opposition. He won the mayorship of the capital city of Taipei back in 1994, and, step by step, has become the most popular figure in the DPP.
從執業律師、為反對黨辯護踏入政界，連任多屆立法委員，陳水扁頂著反對黨政治明星的光環，為民進黨拿下首善之都的執政權，他一步一腳印，成為台灣近年來人氣最旺的反對黨菁英。