Chang Po-ya
Taiwanese politician
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Chang Po-ya (Chinese: 張博雅; pinyin: Zhāng Bóyǎ; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and physician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,[1] a political party in Taiwan.[2][3][4]
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Chang Po-ya | |
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| Senior Advisor to the President | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2021 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen Lai Ching-te |
| In office 1 January 2009 – 15 November 2010 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| 9th President of the Control Yuan | |
| In office 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Vice President | Sun Ta-chuan |
| Preceded by | Wang Chien-shien |
| Succeeded by | Chen Chu |
| 2nd Central Election Commission (Taiwan) | |
| In office 15 November 2010 – 31 July 2014[a] | |
| Prime Minister | Wu Den-yih Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah |
| Deputy | Liu I-chou |
| Preceded by | Liu I-chou (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Liu I-chou |
| 1st Chair of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union | |
| In office 16 June 2004 – 14 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Lin Pin-kuan |
| 16th Governor of the Provincial Government | |
| In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Executive Yuan |
| Prime Minister | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Preceded by | Chao Shou-po Jiang Ching-hsien (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Fan Kuang-chun |
| 23rd Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Tang Fei Chang Chun-hsiung |
| Preceded by | Huang Chu-wen |
| Succeeded by | Yu Cheng-hsien |
| 2nd and 4th Mayor of Chiayi | |
| In office 20 December 1997 – 22 May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Chang Wen-ying |
| Succeeded by | Chen Li-chen |
| In office 15 December 1983 – 20 December 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Hsu Shih-hsien Chiang Ching-lin (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Chang Wen-ying |
| 5th Minister of the Department of Health | |
| In office 2 June 1990 – 31 August 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan |
| Preceded by | Shih Chun-jen |
| Succeeded by | Steve Chan |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1990 – 2 June 1990 | |
| Constituency | Chiayi XII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1942 (age 83) |
| Party | Non-Partisan Solidarity Union |
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| Relatives | Chang Wen-ying (sister) |
| Education | Kaohsiung Medical University (MD) National Taiwan University (MPH) Johns Hopkins University (MPH) Kyorin University (PhD) |
Early life and education
Chang was born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians.[5]
After high school, Chang graduated from Kaohsiung Medical University with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in 1968 and earned a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in 1970 from National Taiwan University. She then completed graduate studies in the United States at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a second M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1974. In 1994, she earned her Ph.D. in medical science from Kyorin University in Japan in 1994.[6][7]
Academic career
From 1980 to 1983, Chang was a professor at Kaohsiung Medical University, where she directed the medical college's Department of Public Health.[7]
Political career
She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983–89, 1997–2000),[8] the first time succeeding her mother, Hsu; the last time succeeding her sister, Chang Wen-ying. The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi (許家班).[9] During her first term, martial law was lifted and she led the creation of The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument in Taiwan.[10]
She was the Minister of Health[11] from June 2, 1990 to September 10, 1997 and led the creation of Taiwan's national health insurance system.[12]
Under President Chen Shui-bian, she was the Minister of Interior from May 20, 2000 to February 1, 2002 and also served as Governor of the Taiwan Provincial Government.[13]
On 7 December 2002, she came in 4th as an independent candidate in the Kaohsiung City mayoral election.[14]
| 2002 Kaohsiung City Mayoral Election Result[15] | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1 | Shih Ming-teh | 8,750 | 1.13% |  | |
| Independent |
2 | Chang Po-ya | 13,479 | 1.75% |  | |
| Independent |
3 | Huang Tian-sheng (黃天生) | 1,998 | 0.26% |  | |
 Kuomintang |
4 | Huang Jun-ying (黃俊英) | 361,546 | 46.82% |  | |
| Democratic Progressive Party | 5 | Frank Hsieh | 386,384 | 50.04% | .svg){kind=small}  | |
| Total | 779,911 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 71.38% | |||||
From 2014 to 2020, she served as the 5th President and first female President of Taiwan's Control Yuan.[16]
Personal life
Notes
- Acting by Lin Tsi-lin from 3 November 2013 to 4 December 2013
