Chang Chau-hsiung (; born 3 February 1942) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He served as the vice-chairman of the People First Party from 2000 to 2016.
Early life and education Chang was born in Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, on February 3, 1942. After graduating from Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School, he attended medical school at National Taiwan University and earned his 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, ran as an independent vice-presidential candidate (on the ticket of James Soong) in the 2000 election. Along with Soong, he established the People First Party in 2000, after their defeat in the presidential election. Chang was named the PFP's top choice as a fusion candidate for the 2002 Kaohsiung mayoral election. When Chang ended his campaign, the PFP moved to support Chang Po-ya. The Pan-Blue coalition formally selected Kuomintang member Huang Jun-ying. In 2006, Chang announced his retirement from politics after Soong heavily lost in the Taipei mayoral election.
2000 Republic of China presidential election results Political affiliation Candidate VotesPresidentVice PresidentTotal votesPercentage Democratic Progressive PartyChen Shui-bianAnnette Lu4,977,73739.3%IndependentJames SoongChang Chau-hsiung4,664,93236.8% KuomintangLien ChanVincent Siew2,925,51323.1%IndependentHsu Hsin-liangJosephine Chu79,429 0.63%New PartyLi AoElmer Fung16,7820.13% 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.
Personal life He is married to Lee Fang-hui () with two sons.
See also Politics of Taiwan
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