| Chang Tien-chin | |
| Office1: | Vice Chairperson and Secretary-General of Straits Exchange Foundation |
| 1Blankname1: | Chairperson |
| 1Namedata1: | Tien Hung-mao |
| Term Start1: | 12 September 2016 |
| Term End1: | 31 December 2016 |
| Successor1: | Ko Cheng-heng |
| Office2: | Deputy Minister of Mainland Affairs Council of the Republic of China |
| Minister2: | Katharine Chang Lin Cheng-yi (acting) Chen Ming-tong |
| Term Start2: | 20 May 2016 |
| Term End2: | 31 May 2018 |
| Successor2: | Lee Li-chen |
| Birth Date: | 1954 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Chiayi County, Taiwan |
| Nationality: | Republic of China |
| Alma Mater: | National Taiwan University Tulane University |
Chang Tien-chin (; born 8 March 1954) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council.[1]
Chang obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in law from National Taiwan University in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and master's degree in admiralty law and doctoral degree in law from Tulane University in the United States in 1982 and 1984, respectively. He became a lawyer for the Democratic Progressive Party.[2] [3]
Chang took office as deputy minister of the Mainland Affairs Council on 20 May 2016, with the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration. In September 2016, Chang began his duties as vice chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation.[4] He was replaced in September.[5]
Chang was subsequently named vice chairman of the Transitional Justice Commission in March 2018,[6] [7] and left his position at the Mainland Affairs Council.[8] Chang was formally sworn into office in July 2018, a month after the Transitional Justice Commission had started meeting.[9] In September 2018, a whistleblower made public a recording in which Chang compared the Transitional Justice Commission to the infamous Ming dynasty organization Eastern Depot which stifled dissent. In the recording, he suggested that the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration should use dirty tricks to defeat Kuomintang mayoral candidate Hou You-yi's bid. Subsequently, Chang resigned from his position as deputy chairman of the commission[10] [11] On 1 October 2019, the Control Yuan voted unanimously for Chang's impeachment.[12]