Chang Po-ya

Chang Po-ya
張博雅
5th President of the Control Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 August 2014
Deputy	Sun Ta-chuan
Preceded by	Wang Chien-shien
Chairperson of the Central Election Commission of the Executive Yuan
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 June 2004[1] – 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 Chiang Ching-lin (acting)
Succeeded by	Chang Wen-ying
Personal details
Born	5 October 1942 (age 74) Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (modern-day Chiayi City, Taiwan)
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
Alma mater	Kaohsiung Medical University National Taiwan University Johns Hopkins University Kyorin University

Chang Po-ya (Chinese: 張博雅; pinyin: Zhāng Bóyǎ) is a Taiwanese politician who is the current President of the Control Yuan and founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,^[2] a political party in Taiwan.^[3]

Early life

Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsü Shih-hsien, a politician-doctor, Chang is a medical doctor educated in Kaohsiung Medical College (1968), the Institute of Public Health, 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, Hsü; the last time succeeding her sister, Chang Wen-ying (張文英). The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi (許家班).

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.

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, she joined as an independent candidate for Kaohsiung City mayoral election, end up finishing at the 4th position.

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	Huang Tian-sheng (黃天生)	1,998	0.26%
	Kuomintang	4	Huang Jun-ying (黃俊英)	361,546	46.82%
	Democratic Progressive Party	5	Frank Hsieh	386,384	50.04%
Total				779,911	100.00%
Voter turnout				71.38%

Personal life

She is married to Chi Chan-nan (紀展南) with a son and a daughter.

See also

• Control Yuan
• Central Election Commission of the Republic of China
• Department of Health (Republic of China)
• Ministry of the Interior (Republic of China)
• Non-Partisan Solidarity Union

References

1. "PolROC". scribd.com.
2. Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C.; Overstreet, William (2008-04-01). Political Handbook of the World 2008. CQ Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-87289-528-7. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
3. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)". ey.gov.tw.
4. Who's who in Asian and Australasian politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.

External links

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