Chang Fu-hsing
Taiwanese politician (1942–2003)
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Chang Fu-hsing (Chinese: 張福興; pinyin: Zhāng Fúxìng; 21 July 1942 – 18 May 2003) was a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 and as Hualien County magistrate from 2001 until his death in 2003.
Hsieh Shen-shan
Chang Fu-hsing | |
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張福興 | |
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| Magistrate of Hualien County | |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 18 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Ching-feng |
| Succeeded by | Fan Kuang-chun (acting) Hsieh Shen-shan |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Hualien County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1942 |
| Died | 18 May 2003 (aged 60) |
| Party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Liu Chao-a (劉詔娥) |
| Education | Soochow University (LLB) Kindai University (LLM) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Education
Chang attended schools in his native Hualien before earning a bachelor's degree in law from Soochow University. He then furthered his legal education at Kindai University in Japan.[1]
Political career
Chang served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 when he was elected Hualien County magistrate with 59,591 votes in the local elections.[2] He was a cofounder of the Taroko Gorge Marathon, which started in 2000.[3]
Death and succession
Chang died of lung cancer on 18 May 2003 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[4] He was married to Liu Chao-a (劉詔娥) until his death.[5] Liu attempted to capture the Kuomintang nomination for her husband's position,[6] but later mounted an independent election bid supported by the Democratic Progressive Party to succeed her husband in the early stages of a four-way race.[7][8] She won neither party's endorsement and later dropped out of the race.[9] Chang was succeeded by Hsieh Shen-shan, who won 73,710 votes in the by-election following Chang's death.[10]