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Chang Po-ya

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Chang Po-ya
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Chang Po-ya (Chinese: 張博雅; pinyin: Zhāng Bóyǎ; born 5 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and physician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union,[1] a political party in Taiwan.[2][3][4]

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Early life and education

Chang was born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians.[5] After graduating with a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from Kaohsiung Medical University in 1968, Chang earned a Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) in 1970 from the Institute of Public Health of National Taiwan University. She then completed graduate studies in the United States at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a second M.P.H. from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1974. Chang then pursued doctoral studies in Japan and earned her Ph.D. in medical science from Kyorin University in 1994.[6][7]

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Academic career

From 1980 to 1983, Chang was a professor at Kaohsiung Medical University, where she directed the medical college's Department of Public Health.[7]

Political career

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She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983–89, 1997–2000),[8] the first time succeeding her mother, Hsu; the last time succeeding her sister, Chang Wen-ying [zh]. The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi (許家班).[9] During her first term, martial law was lifted and she led the creation of The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument in Taiwan.[10]

She was the Minister of Health[11] from June 2, 1990 to September 10, 1997 and led the creation of Taiwan's national health insurance system.[12]

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.[13]

On 7 December 2002, she came in 4th as an independent candidate in the Kaohsiung City mayoral election.[14]

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From 2014 to 2020, she served as the 5th President and first female President of Taiwan's Control Yuan.[16]

Personal life

She was married to Chi Chan-nan (紀展南) from 1971 to his death in 2023,[17] with a son and a daughter.[18][19]

Notes

  1. Acting by Lin Tsi-lin from 3 November 2013 to 4 December 2013

References

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