Chang Po-ya

Chang Po-ya
張博雅
5th President of the Control Yuan
In office 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2020
Deputy	Sun Ta-chuan
Preceded by	Wang Chien-shien
Succeeded by	Chen Chu
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission
In office 15 November 2010 – 31 July 2014
Deputy	Liu I-chou
Preceded by	Rai Hau-min
Succeeded by	Liu I-chou (acting) Liu I-chou
Chairperson of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
In office 16 June 2004 – 14 June 2007
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lin Pin-kuan
Governor of Taiwan Province
In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Preceded by	Chao Shou-po
Succeeded by	Fan Kuang-chun
Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Preceded by	Huang Chu-wen
Succeeded by	Yu Cheng-hsien
Mayor of Chiayi
In office 20 December 1997 – 22 May 2000
Preceded by	Chang Wen-ying
Succeeded by	Chen Li-chen
Minister of the Department of Health of the Republic of China
In office 2 June 1990 – 31 August 1997
Preceded by	Shih Chun-jen
Succeeded by	Steve Chan
Mayor of Chiayi
In office 15 December 1983 – 20 December 1989
Preceded by	Hsu Shih-hsien (acting)
Succeeded by	Chang Wen-ying
Personal details
Born	5 October 1942 (1942-10-05) (age 78) Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (modern-day Chiayi City, Taiwan)
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
Mother	Hsu Shih-hsien
Relatives	Chang Wen-ying (sister)
Alma mater	Kaohsiung Medical University National Taiwan University Johns Hopkins University Kyorin University

Chang Po-ya (Chinese: 張博雅; pinyin: Zhāng Bóyǎ; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,^[1] a political party in Taiwan.^[2]

Early life[]

Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians,^[3] Chang Po-ya is a medical doctor educated in Kaohsiung Medical College (1968), the Institute of Public Health of National Taiwan University (1970), Johns Hopkins University (1974), and Kyorin University (1994).

Political career[]

She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983–89, 1997–2000), the first time succeeding her mother, Hsu; the last time succeeding her sister,  [zh]. The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi (許家班). During her first term, martial law was lifted and she led the creation of The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument in Taiwan.

She was the Minister of Health^[4] from June 2, 1990 to September 10, 1997 and led the creation of Taiwan's national health insurance system.^[5]

Under President Chen Shui-bian, she was the Minister of Interior from May 20, 2000 to February 1, 2002 and also served as Governor of the Taiwan Provincial Government.

On 7 December 2002, came in 4th as an independent candidate in the Kaohsiung City mayoral election.

2002 Kaohsiung City Mayoral Election Result
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Independent	1	Shih Ming-teh	8,750	1.13%
	Independent	2	Chang Po-ya	13,479	1.75%
	Independent	3	(黃天生)	1,998	0.26%
	Kuomintang	4	(黃���英)	361,546	46.82%
	Democratic Progressive Party	5	Frank Hsieh	386,384	50.04%
Total				779,911	100.00%
Voter turnout				71.38%

From 2014 to 2020, she served as the 5th President and first female President of Taiwan's Control Yuan.

Personal life[]

She is married to Chi Chan-nan (紀展南) with a son and a daughter.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chang Po-ya.

• Profile of Minister of the Interior Chang Po-ya from Taiwan Panorama (2000)