Chang Chau-hsiung

In this Chinese name, the family name is 張 (Chang).

Chang Chau-hsiung (Chinese: 張昭雄; pinyin: Zhāng Zhàoxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chiau-hiông; born 3 February 1942) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He served as the vice-chairman of People First Party from 2000 to 2016.

Chang Chau-hsiung
張昭雄
Vice Chairperson of People First Party
In office 31 March 2000 – July 2016
Chairperson	James Soong
Personal details
Born	(1942-02-03) 3 February 1942 (age 83) Takao, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	People First Party (2000–)
Spouse	Lee Fang-hui
Education	National Taiwan University (MD)
Occupation	Surgeon politician

Early life and education

Born in Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan, Chang was a physician who graduated from National Taiwan University with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) 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, a former adviser to Chen Shui-bian,^[1] ran as an independent vice-presidential candidate (on the ticket of James Soong) in the 2000 election.^[2] Along with Soong, he established the People First Party in 2000, after their defeat in the presidential election.^[3][4] Chang was named the PFP's top choice as a fusion candidate for the 2002 Kaohsiung mayoral election.^[5][6] When Chang ended his campaign, the PFP moved to support Chang Po-ya.^[7][8] The Pan-Blue coalition formally selected Kuomintang member Huang Jun-ying.^[9] In 2006, Chang announced his retirement from politics after Soong heavily lost in the Taipei mayoral election.^[10][11]

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%
Total				12,786,671	82.69% voter turnout
Valid votes				12,664,393
Invalid votes				122,278

Chang resigned the vice chairmanship of the People's First Party in July 2016.^[12][13]

Personal life

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

See also

• Politics of Taiwan