Chang Ching-hui

This article is about the Taiwanese politician. For the Chinese general, see Zhang Jinghui.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.

Chang Ching-hui (Chinese: 張慶惠; 19 June 1942 – 19 August 2022) was a Taiwanese politician. She served one term in the Legislative Yuan, from 2005 to 2008.

Chang Ching-hui MLY
張慶惠
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Constituency	National at-large
Personal details
Born	(1942-06-19)19 June 1942 Shinchiku Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (now Taoyuan, Taiwan)
Died	19 August 2022(2022-08-19) (aged 80)
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse	Wei Ting-chao [zh] ​ ​ (m. 1977⁠–⁠1999)​
Alma mater	Tamkang University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Teacher

Early life and education

Chang was of Hakka descent.^[1] She earned a master's degree from Tamkang University and was a teacher.^[2][3]

She married political activist Wei Ting-chao [zh] in 1977. He had been imprisoned in the 1960s due to his association with Peng Ming-min and Roger Hsieh.^[3] He was jailed again after the Kaohsiung Incident in 1979.^[4] Released in May 1987,^[5] Wei died in December 1999 of a heart attack.^[6] Wei and Chang's daughter Wei Yun [zh] is also a politician.

Political career

Chang represented the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2004 elections and won a seat in the Legislative Yuan via proportional representation.^[1] Near the end of her term, Chang served on the Home and Nations Committee.^[7] She advocated for the legislature to pass a bill similar to Jessica's Law in March 2007,^[8] and stated in June that Chinese spouses of Taiwanese nationals should continue to be granted citizenship after eight years of residency, not four, considering the state of national security, Cross-Strait relations, and population density.^[9]

Death

Chang died on 19 August 2022, at the age of 80.^[10]