Chang Chau-hsiung explained
Chang Chau-hsiung (; born 3 February 1942) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He served as the vice-chairman of People First Party from 2000 to 2016.
Early life
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
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
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 .[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 |
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| Political affiliation | Candidate | Votes |
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| President | Vice President | Total votes | Percentage |
| align=left | Democratic Progressive Party | Chen Shui-bian | Annette Lu | 4,977,737 | 39.3% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:blue value:rgb(0.00,0.56,0.86)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:39.3 color:green width:0.2in |
| Independent | James Soong | Chang Chau-hsiung | 4,664,932 | 36.8% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:orange value:rgb(0.99,0.74,0.00)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:36.8 color:orange width:0.2in |
| Kuomintang | Lien Chan | Vincent Siew | 2,925,513 | 23.1% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:blue value:rgb(0.00,0.56,0.86)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:23.1 color:blue width:0.2in |
| Independent | Hsu Hsin-liang | Josephine Chu | 79,429 | 0.63% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:gray1 value:rgb(0.55,0.55,0.55)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:0.63 color:gray1 width:0.2in |
| New Party | Li Ao | Elmer Fung | 16,782 | 0.13% | ImageSize = width:100 height:25PlotArea = left:0 bottom:0 top:0 right:0TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyDateFormat = x.yPeriod = from:0 till:100TimeAxis = orientation:horizontalAlignBars = earlyColors = id:gray value:rgb(0.85,0.85,0.85) id:yellow value:rgb(0.99,0.94,0.00)BarData = bar:WikipediasPlotData= bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:100 color:gray width:0.2in bar:Wikipedias from:0 till:0.13 color:yellow width:0.2in |
| 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
He is married to Lee Fang-hui with two sons.
See also
Notes and References
- News: Lin . Chieh-yu . Soong's choice faces the press . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 13 November 1999.
- News: Chen . Lauren . Soong chooses 'non-political' doctor as his running mate . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 12 November 1999.
- News: Yu . Sen-lun . Soong campaign team working on forming new party . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 23 March 2000.
- News: Prelypchan . Erin . Soong elected chairman of the PFP . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 1 April 2000.
- News: Ko . Shu-ling . Chang Po-ya called a contender in Kaohsiung . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 2 July 2002.
- News: Huang . Sandy . KMT-PFP to name joint candidate by end of the week . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 29 July 2002.
- News: Huang . Sandy . PFP's man withdraws from Kaohsiung race . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 10 September 2002.
- News: Low . Stephanie . KMT-PFP plan to cooperate one step closer to nowhere . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 17 October 2002.
- News: Low . Stephanie . KMT wants Huang in Kaohsiung . 10 March 2019 . Taipei Times . 1 August 2001.
- News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . Chang sets condition for staying in PFP . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 13 December 2006.
- News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . Ko . Shu-ling . Elections 2006: PFP lawmakers urge Soong to think again about quitting . 3 July 2023 . Taipei Times . 11 December 2006.
- News: 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 . 2022-09-01 . 今周刊 . 2017-10-19 . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604064824/https://www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/80392/post/201710190012/ . live .
- Web site: 張昭雄：兩岸僵局先放著心通最重要 . 台灣中評網 . 2016-07-01 . 2022-09-01 . 2022-06-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601111017/http://www.crntt.tw/doc/1042/9/1/2/104291297.html?coluid=93&kindid=15870&docid=104291297 . live .
