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. 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.
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|align="center"|Vice President
|align="center"|Total votes
|align="center" colspan=2|Percentage
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|align=left | Democratic Progressive Party
|align="left"|Chen Shui-bian
|align="left"|Annette Lu
|align="left"|4,977,737
|align="left"|39.3%
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|align="left"|Independent
|align="left"|James Soong
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|align="left"|4,664,932
|align="left"|36.8%
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|align="left"|Lien Chan
|align="left"|Vincent Siew
|align="left"|2,925,513
|align="left"|23.1%
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|align="left"|Independent
|align="left"|Hsu Hsin-liang
|align="left"|Josephine Chu
|align="left"|79,429
|align="left"|0.63%
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|align="left"|Li Ao
|align="left"|Elmer Fung
|align="left"|16,782
|align="left"|0.13%
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| colspan="4" align="right" | Total || align="left" | 12,786,671 || align="left" | 82.69% voter turnout ||rowspan=3|
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| colspan="4" align="right" | Valid votes || colspan="2" align="left" | 12,664,393
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| colspan="4" align="right" | Invalid votes || colspan="2" align="left" | 122,278
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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