Summary
Chang Chau-hsiung (Chinese: 張昭雄; pinyin: Zhāng Zhàoxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chiau-hiông; born 3 February 1942) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He served as the vice-chairman of People First Party from 2000 to 2016.
Chang Chau-hsiung | |
|---|---|
張昭雄 | |
| Vice Chairperson of People First Party | |
| In office 31 March 2000 – July 2016 | |
| Chairperson | James Soong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1942 Takao, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | People First Party (2000–) |
| Spouse | Lee Fang-hui |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University (M.D.) |
| Occupation | surgeon, politician |
Early life edit
Born in Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan, Chang was a physician who graduated from National Taiwan University with an MD in 1967.
Early career edit
In 1967, Chang finished his surgical training in the university hospital. He then served as a resident doctor and chief resident doctor until 1972. He then went to the United States for further training. He worked in Michael Reese Hospital, Texas Heart Institute and Mokral Hospital for medical research and surgical practice. He returned to Taiwan in 1976.
Chang worked in the university hospital as a part-time attending physician from 1976 to 1977. He worked at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from 1976 to 1999, and was the president of Chang Gung University from 1997 to 1999. He is the author of sixteen and coauthor of 167 scientific citation index papers.
Political career edit
Chang, a former adviser to Chen Shui-bian,[1] ran as an independent vice-presidential candidate (on the ticket of James Soong) in the 2000 election.[2] Along with Soong, he established the People First Party in 2000, after their defeat in the presidential election.[3][4] Chang was named the PFP's top choice as a fusion candidate for the 2002 Kaohsiung mayoral election.[5][6] When Chang ended his campaign, the PFP moved to support Chang Po-ya.[7][8] The Pan-Blue coalition formally selected Kuomintang member Huang Jun-ying.[9] In 2006, Chang announced his retirement from politics after Soong heavily lost in the Taipei mayoral election.[10][11]
| 2000 Republic of China presidential election results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political affiliation | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| President | Vice President | Total votes | Percentage | |||
 Democratic Progressive Party
|
Chen Shui-bian | Annette Lu | 4,977,737 | 39.3% |  | |
 Independent
|
James Soong | Chang Chau-hsiung | 4,664,932 | 36.8% |  | |
 Kuomintang
|
Lien Chan | Vincent Siew | 2,925,513 | 23.1% |  | |
| Independent
|
Hsu Hsin-liang | Josephine Chu | 79,429 | 0.63% |  | |
 New Party
|
Li Ao | Elmer Fung | 16,782 | 0.13% |  | |
| Total | 12,786,671 | 82.69% voter turnout | ||||
| Valid votes | 12,664,393 | |||||
| Invalid votes | 122,278 | |||||
Chang resigned the vice chairmanship of the People's First Party in July 2016.[12][13]
Personal life edit
He is married to Lee Fang-hui (Chinese: 李芳惠; pinyin: Li Fanghui) with two sons.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (13 November 1999). "Soong's choice faces the press". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Chen, Lauren (12 November 1999). "Soong chooses 'non-political' doctor as his running mate". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (23 March 2000). "Soong campaign team working on forming new party". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Prelypchan, Erin (1 April 2000). "Soong elected chairman of the PFP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Ko, Shu-ling (2 July 2002). "Chang Po-ya called a contender in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (29 July 2002). "KMT-PFP to name joint candidate by end of the week". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (10 September 2002). "PFP's man withdraws from Kaohsiung race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Low, Stephanie (17 October 2002). "KMT-PFP plan to cooperate one step closer to nowhere". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Low, Stephanie (1 August 2001). "KMT wants Huang in Kaohsiung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan (13 December 2006). "Chang sets condition for staying in PFP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Ko, Shu-ling (11 December 2006). "Elections 2006: PFP lawmakers urge Soong to think again about quitting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "獨家！孤臣最後一滴眼淚 》張昭雄辭去長庚董事與革新小組召集人". 今周刊. 2017-10-19. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
- ^ "張昭雄：兩岸僵局先放著心通最重要". 台灣中評網. 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-09-01.