Chang Chun-hsiung

Chang Chun-hsiung (Chinese: 張俊雄; pinyin: Zhāng Jùnxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chùn-hiông), (born 23 March 1938) is a Taiwanese politician. He is a former Premier of the Republic of China. Chang was appointed to two separate terms as Premier, both under Chen Shui-bian. His appointment by then-President Chen in 2000 marked the first time a Democratic Progressive Party member occupied the premiership.[1]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chang.

Chang Chun-hsiung
張俊雄
Premier of the Republic of China
In office 21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008
Deputy	Chiou I-jen
Preceded by	Su Tseng-chang
Succeeded by	Liu Chao-shiuan
In office 6 October 2000 – 1 February 2002
Deputy	Lai In-jaw
Preceded by	Tang Fei
Succeeded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
In office 6 May 2008 – 20 May 2008
Preceded by	Chiou I-jen
Succeeded by	Paul Chiu
In office 27 July 2000 – 6 October 2000
Premier	Tang Fei
Preceded by	Yu Shyi-kun
Succeeded by	Lai In-jaw
Chairman of the Strait Exchange Foundation
In office 10 June 2005 – 21 May 2007
Preceded by	Koo Chen-fu Johnnason Liu (acting)
Succeeded by	Hung Chi-chang
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office 20 March 2002 – 1 February 2005
Chairperson	Chen Shui-bian
Preceded by	Wu Nai-ren
Succeeded by	Lee I-yang
Personal details
Born	(1938-03-23) 23 March 1938 Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (present-day Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Taiwan)
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Hsu Jui-ying (div) Chu A-ying

As a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he was a member of its Central Committee and Executive Member of its Central Standing Committee from 1986 to 2000.

Early life

Chang was born in 1938 in the city of Kagi (present-day Chiayi) when Taiwan (then Formosa) was still a colony of Japan. He earned his LL.B. at the National Taiwan University in 1960. Chang joined the Kuomintang in 1970, but was expelled three year later for mounting a campaign for the Taipei City Council.[2] As a lawyer, he defended the victims of the Kaohsiung Incident in 1980. From 1982 to 1986 he was President of the Kaohsiung Chapter of the YMCA.

Political career

He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1983 to 2000. As a legislator, he was Executive Director and General Convener of the DPP Caucus from 1987 to 1988, 1990, and 1998 to 1999. He was Convener of the Judiciary Committee in 1991, of the Home and Border Affairs Committee in 92, and of the Transportation and Communications Committee in 95.

In 1994, Chang stood as the Democratic Progressive Party candidate to run for the mayor of Kaohsiung, but was defeated by the Kuomintang incumbent Wu Den-yih.[3][4]

In the 2000 presidential election he was General Manager of Chen Shui-bian's campaign. In the Chen administration, he served as Secretary-General of the Office of the President in 2000, Vice Premier of the ROC in 2000 and Premier of the Republic of China from October 6, 2000 to February 1, 2002.

Since 2002, he has been Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party and a Senior Adviser in the Office of the President.[5]

He ran in the 2004 Legislative Yuan election as fourth on the DPP's nationwide slate and was easily elected but resigned (as he promised to do during the campaign) since the Pan-Green Coalition failed to win a majority. He also tendered his resignation as Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party to take responsibility for the defeat.

Chang was appointed as the chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation in 2005 after the death of the former chairman Koo Chen-fu. With the resignation of Su Tseng-chang as Premier on May 12, 2007, President Chen Shui-bian nominated Chang to fill the post of Premier a second time effective May 21, and Hung Chi-chang succeeded Chang as the chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation. Su's resignation and Chang's second appointment as Premier marked the sixth premier that Chen Shui-bian has appointed during his two terms as President.[6]

Family life

Chang maintained a long-term marriage-like relationship with a paramour while remaining legally married to his first wife, Hsu Jui-ying. After his first term as Premier, he and Hsu divorced, and in 2007 he married his paramour (Chu A-ying) as his second wife.[7][8]

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Chang Chün-hung: Profile of an imprisoned editor" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (24): 18. March 1986. ISSN 1027-3999. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
3. Yu, Susan (9 December 2004). "KMT takes two top seats; DPP wins in Taipei". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
4. Yu, Susan (4 November 1994). "Local focus in Kaohsiung debate". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
5. Lin, Mei-chun (23 July 2002). "Chen clocks in as DPP chairman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
6. "404". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2007-05-17.
7. Low, Stephanie (15 September 2002). "Public split on politicians' affairs". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
8. Ko, Shu-ling (11 April 2002). "Chang apologizes to his former wife". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

Government offices
Preceded by Tang Fei	Premier of the Republic of China 2000–2002	Succeeded by Yu Shyi-kun
Preceded by Koo Chen-fu	President of the Straits Exchange Foundation 2005–2007	Succeeded by Hung Chi-chang
Preceded by Su Tseng-chang	Premier of the Republic of China 2007–2008	Succeeded by Liu Chao-hsiuan