Chang Wen-ying

Chang Wen-ying (or Chang Wen-ing; Chinese: 張溫鷹; pinyin: Zhāng Wēnyīng; born 26 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician.

Chang Wen-ying
張溫鷹
Mayor of Taichung
In office
20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001
Preceded byLin Po-jung
Succeeded byJason Hu
Personal details
Born (1950-07-26) 26 July 1950
Taichung, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s)Chen Wen-hsien
Alma materKaohsiung Medical University
Chung Shan Medical University
Taipei Medical University

She was imprisoned for two years after performing plastic surgery on Shih Ming-teh, who was attempting to flee Taiwan shortly after the Kaohsiung Incident. After her release, Chang ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the National Assembly in 1986. With the help of Taichung mayor Chen Tuan-tang, Chang was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) in 1989. She married Chen's son Chen Wen-hsien in 1990.[1] Upon the end of her second term on the TPCC, Chang served as Mayor of Taichung from 1997 to 2001.[2] She left the Democratic Progressive Party run an independent mayoral campaign in 2001, after finishing low in opinion polls.[3][4] Her bid for reelection split the Pan-Green Coalition vote between herself and Michael Tsai, allowing Jason Hu to win.[5]

References
  1. Huang, Joyce (October 15, 2001). "Newsmakers: Taichung Major Chang goes it alone". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  2. "Taichung mayor quits the DPP to run independently". The Taipei Times. August 18, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  3. Huang, Joyce (February 8, 2001). "Chang quits DPP primary race". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  4. Huang, Joyce (July 27, 2001). "Taichung mayor defies her party". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  5. Tsai, Ting-i (December 2, 2001). "KMT's Hu fills vacuum left by bickering". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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