Chelsea Chen

Her Royal Highness Chelsea Ashley Chen Princess of Elemental OGS CGR CGP GOE PC RL RA
Official portrait, 2025
2nd President of Gapla
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2024
Deputy	Connor Kohlhagen Rosie Cordova
Preceded by	Emma Bunnell
In office 3 February 2022 – 31 August 2022
Deputy	Emma Bunnell
Preceded by	Wyatt Baek
Succeeded by	Emma Bunnell
In office 5 January 2021 – 27 February 2021
Deputy	Emma Bunnell
Preceded by	Wyatt Baek
Succeeded by	Wyatt Baek
Member of the Provisional Government
Incumbent
Assumed office 31 January 2024
President	Chelsea Chen (self)
Portfolio	Foreign Affairs
Mayor of Elemental
Incumbent
Assumed office Before 28 February 2020
President	Wyatt Baek Chelsea Chen (self) Emma Bunnell
Sovereign Princess of Gapla
In office 23 July 2023 – 19 August 2023
President	Emma Bunnell
Preceded by	Wyatt Baek
Succeeded by	Wyatt Baek
4th Deputy President of Gapla
In office 28 October 2022 – 2 October 2023
President	Emma Bunnell
Preceded by	Irene Kim
Succeeded by	Renaldo Chang
In office 1 September 2022 – 28 October 2022
President	Emma Bunnell
Preceded by	Emma Bunnell
Succeeded by	Irene Kim
In office 17 August 2021 – 2 February 2022
President	Wyatt Baek
Preceded by	Emma Bunnell
Succeeded by	Emma Bunnell
In office 1 May 2021 – 2 June 2021
President	Wyatt Baek
Preceded by	Shaun Madillo
Succeeded by	Emma Bunnell
In office 21 May 2020 – 4 January 2021
President	Wyatt Baek
Preceded by	Irene Kim
Succeeded by	Wyatt Baek
2nd Leader of the Opposition
In office 28 October 2022 – 28 October 2022
President	Emma Bunnell
Preceded by	Mirabelle Wang
Succeeded by	Mirabelle Wang
Personal details
Born	Newport Beach, California United States of America
Citizenship	Gapla United States
Political party	People's Liberal Party
Other political affiliations	Democratic (United States)
Residence	Elemental, Gaplastovia Federated States of Gapla
Education	Royal Gaplastovian Academy Sage Hill School

Chelsea Ashley Chen (born 18 June 2009) is a Gaplan politician and musician who has served as the 2nd President of Gapla since 2024. She previously served as the 4th Deputy President of Gapla during five noncontiguous terms from 2021 to 2023, was the interim Sovereign Princess of Gapla for a brief period in 2023, and currently is a member of the Provisional Government, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Chen was born in Newport Beach, California, on the same day and in the same hospital as former president Emma Bunnell. The daughter of Chinese immigrants to the United States, Chen was raised in Irvine, California and attended the Irvine Unified School District until 8th grade. She was selected as a participant in the school district's Alternative Program for Academically Advanced Students (APAAS), and was placed at Deerfield Elementary School, where she was introduced to Gapla and joined near the conclusion of the 2018–19 school year, founding Elemental shortly afterwards.

While a Gaplan citizen prior to early 2020, Chen was largely inactive prior to February 2020, when Elemental abruptly became influential in Gaplan politics following the collapse of major spheres of influence during the Gaplan renaissance. Following the COVID–19 pandemic and the subsequent digitization of the country, Chen became highly influential as a center-left political leader, activist, diplomat, and financial supporter of Gapla, becoming known as one of the most active members of the country. Chen was a major figure in various turning points within the country, including the Astrayan reformations in 2022 as a delegate at MicroCon 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada and the Danubian reformations in 2023 and 2024. She currently leads the People's Liberal Party, a center-left liberal political party, in the Provisional Government.