Chang Chau-hsiung

Chang Chau-hsiung (Chinese: 張昭雄; pinyin: Zhāng Zhàoxióng; born 3 February 1942) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He has served as the vice-chairman of People First Party since 2000.

Chang Chau-hsiung
張昭雄
Vice Chairperson of People First Party
Assumed office
31 March 2000
ChairpersonJames Soong
Personal details
Born (1942-02-03) 3 February 1942
Takao, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyPeople First Party (2000–)
Spouse(s)Lee Fang-hui
Alma materNational Taiwan University (M.D.)
OccupationDoctor, politician

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 ran as an independent vice-presidential candidate (on the ticket of James Soong) in the 2000 elections. Along with Soong, he established the People First Party in 2000, after their defeat in the presidential election. In 2006, Chang announced his retirement from politics after Soong heavily lost in the Taipei mayoral election.

2000 Republic of China presidential election results
Political affiliation Candidate Votes
President Vice President Total votes Percentage
Democratic Progressive Party Chen Shui-bian Annette Lu 4,977,737 39.3%
Independent James Soong Chang Chau-hsiung 4,664,932 36.8%
Kuomintang Lien Chan Vincent Siew 2,925,513 23.1%
Independent Hsu Hsin-liang Josephine Chu 79,429 0.63%
New Party Li Ao Elmer Fung 16,782 0.13%
Total12,786,67182.69% voter turnout
Valid votes12,664,393
Invalid votes122,278

Personal life

He is married to Lee Fang-hui (Chinese: 李芳惠; pinyin: Li Fanghui) with two sons.

See also

References

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