Chang Po-ya
張博雅
Official portrait, 2021
Senior Advisor to the President
Assumed office
9 February 2021
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
In office
1 January 2009 – 15 November 2010
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
9th President of the Control Yuan
In office
1 August 2014 – 31 July 2020
Appointed byMa Ying-jeou
Vice PresidentSun Ta-chuan
Preceded byWang Chien-shien
Succeeded byChen Chu
2nd Central Election Commission (Taiwan)
In office
15 November 2010 – 31 July 2014[a]
Prime MinisterWu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
DeputyLiu I-chou
Preceded byLiu I-chou (acting)
Succeeded byLiu I-chou
1st Chair of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
In office
16 June 2004 – 14 June 2007
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLin Pin-kuan
16th Governor of the Provincial Government
In office
20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Appointed byExecutive Yuan
Prime MinisterTang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded byChao Shou-po
Jiang Ching-hsien (acting)
Succeeded byFan Kuang-chun
23rd Minister of the Interior
In office
20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Prime MinisterTang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded byHuang Chu-wen
Succeeded byYu Cheng-hsien
2nd and 4th Mayor of Chiayi
In office
20 December 1997 – 22 May 2000
Preceded byChang Wen-ying
Succeeded byChen Li-chen
In office
15 December 1983 – 20 December 1989
Preceded byHsu Shih-hsien
Chiang Ching-lin (acting)
Succeeded byChang Wen-ying
5th Minister of the Department of Health
In office
2 June 1990 – 31 August 1997
Prime MinisterHau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
Preceded byShih Chun-jen
Succeeded bySteve Chan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1990 – 2 June 1990
ConstituencyChiayi XII
Personal details
Born5 October 1942 (1942-10-05) (age 81)
Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (modern-day Chiayi City, Taiwan)
NationalityTaiwan Taiwanese
Political partyNon-Partisan Solidarity Union
Parent
RelativesChang Wen-ying (sister)
Alma materKaohsiung Medical University
National Taiwan University
Johns Hopkins University
Kyorin University

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

Early life

Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians,[5] Chang Po-ya is a medical doctor educated in Kaohsiung Medical College (1968), the Institute of Public Health of National Taiwan University (1970), Johns Hopkins University (1974), and Kyorin University (1994).[6]

Political career

She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983–89, 1997–2000),[7] 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).[8] During her first term, martial law was lifted and she led the creation of The First 228 Peace Memorial Monument in Taiwan.[9]

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

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.[12]

On 7 December 2002, she came in 4th as an independent candidate in the Kaohsiung City mayoral election.[13]

2002 Kaohsiung City Mayoral Election Result[14]
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Independent 1 Shih Ming-teh 8,750 1.13%
Independent 2 Chang Po-ya 13,479 1.75%
Independent 3 Huang Tian-sheng (黃天生) 1,998 0.26%
Kuomintang 4 Huang Jun-ying (黃俊英) 361,546 46.82%
Democratic Progressive Party 5 Frank Hsieh 386,384 50.04%
Total 779,911 100.00%
Voter turnout 71.38%

From 2014 to 2020, she served as the 5th President and first female President of Taiwan's Control Yuan.[15]

Personal life

She was married to Chi Chan-nan (紀展南) from 1971 to his death in 2023,[16] with a son and a daughter.[17][18]

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Muller, Thomas C.; Overstreet, William (2008-04-01). Political Handbook of the World 2008. CQ Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-87289-528-7. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Party List". The website of Parties and National Political Associations. Taiwan: Ministry of the Interior Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ "政黨資訊專區 查政黨". 內政部政黨資訊網 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Archived from the original on 2018-04-25. Retrieved 2022-01-16.
  4. ^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)". ey.gov.tw.
  5. ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (5 September 2004). "Chang in spotlight since Chen talk". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. ^ "張博雅 院長". 監察院全球資訊網 (in Chinese). Taiwan: The Control Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ Teng Shu-fen (June 2000). "Minister of the InteriorChang Po-ya". Taiwan Panorama. Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  8. ^ 謝銀仲; 蔡民一; 蔡宗勳; 余雪蘭; 謝銀仲; 丁偉杰; 王鈺淳; 楊國棠 (2 December 2005). "許家班不同調 張文英挺綠 張博雅挺藍". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  9. ^ 王善嬿 (25 February 2017). "嘉市長任內堅設228紀念碑 張博雅爆被省主席摔電話". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  10. ^ Who's who in Asian and Australasian politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.
  11. ^ Jou, Ying-cheng (19 April 2000). "Chiayi mayor takes Cabinet post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  12. ^ 余艾苔 (30 May 2014). "【民調】立委換你當！ 是否同意張博雅任監察院長". 蘋果新聞網 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  13. ^ Teng Sue-feng (December 2002). "Municipal Mayoral and Council Elections Kick Off". Taiwan Panorama. Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  14. ^ "91年直轄市長選舉 候選人得票數". 中央選舉委員會 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  15. ^ 戴雅真 (29 July 2014). "立院同意 張博雅任監察院長" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  16. ^ "張博雅丈夫紀展南驚傳病逝！享壽87歲 高醫曝死因". Yahoo News (in Chinese). 5 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  17. ^ 卜敏正 (17 April 2021). "紀展南、張博雅50周年金婚 簽書會賓客鼓勵兩人牽手". 聯合報 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  18. ^ 王善嬿 (4 August 2018). "張博雅夫婿出新書 ！紀展南醫師 招牌茶葉蛋大請客". Liberty Times Net (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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