Lu Hung-chih (; 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. He attended National Nanke International Experimental High School and graduated from National Chung Cheng University in 2021 with a degree in political science. During his school years, Lu served as deputy head of the "Pastor Society" (), a student group that partook in the Sunflower Movement. After the Sunflower movement ended, Lu was active in the Democracy Kuroshio organization.
In 2011, Lu formed a heavy metal band—named "Burning Island" ()—in which he is the lead singer. They released their first studio album in 2013, which was nominated for the fourth ' Best Debut Album and Best Group. Their second album in 2016 was nominated for the award's eighth Best Rock Album.
Lu was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party, a minor third-force party in Taiwan. In the 2016 legislative elections, he served as an aide to , who unsuccessfully ran in Taipei's 4th district. 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.Multiple sources: For Lü's election, see For Hsu's election, see 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.
See also Freddy Lim, Taiwanese heavy metal musician and co-founder of the New Power Party
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