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Chang Chau-hsiung (simplified Chinese: 张昭雄; traditional Chinese: 張昭雄; pinyin: Zhāng Zhàoxióng) (born February 3, 1942) is the vice-chairman of People First Party of the Republic of China since 2000.
Born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Empire of Japan, Chang was a physician who graduated from National Taiwan University with an MD in 1967. He worked in the university hospital as a part-time attending physician from 1976 to 1977. He then worked in the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from 1976 to 1999, and since 1997 as its president. Chang is the author of sixteen and coauthor of 167 scientific citation index papers.
Chang ran as an independent vice-presidential candidate (on the ticket of James Soong) in the 2000 elections.
He is married to Lee Fang-hui (Chinese: 李芳惠; pinyin: Li Fanghui) with two sons, one of which is Michael Chang[citation needed].
See also
- Politics of Taiwan
References
- Soong chooses `non-political' doctor as his running mate. Taipei Times, Nov 12, 1999. Accessed 2011-02-12.
- Lien urges Chang to run for Kaohsiung. The China Post, June 7, 2002. Accessed 2011-02-12.
Candidates in the 2000 Republic of China presidential election Li Ao (Elmer Fung) · Lien Chan (Vincent Siew) · Hsu Hsin-liang (Josephine Chu) · Chen Shui-bian (Annette Lu) · James Soong (Chang Chau-hsiung)
Names in brackets indicate accompanying candidate for the Vice Presidency. Winners shown in bold.Categories:- 1942 births
- Living people
- National Taiwan University alumni
- People First Party (Republic of China) politicians
- Taiwanese physicians
- Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Kaohsiung
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