| 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 |
| Education: | National Taiwan University (LLB, LLM) |
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 a Master of Laws in admiralty law and doctoral degree (S.J.D.) 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]