Chang Wen-ing

Chang Wen-ing
張溫鷹
Mayor of Taichung
In office
December 20, 1997 – December 20, 2001
Preceded by Lin Po-jung
Succeeded by Jason Hu
Personal details
Born (1950-07-26) 26 July 1950
Taichung, Taiwan
Political party Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater Kaohsiung Medical University
Chung Shan Medical University
Taipei Medical University

Chang Wen-ing (Chinese: 張溫鷹; pinyin: Zhāng Wēnyīng; born 26 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician.

She was imprisoned for two years after performing plastic surgery on Shih Ming-teh, who was attempting to flee Taiwan shortly after the Kaohsiung Incident. After her release, Chang ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the National Assembly in 1986. With the help of Taichung mayor Chen Tuan-tang, Chang was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council in 1989. She married Chen's son Chen Wen-hsien in 1990.[1] Upon the end of her second term on the TPCC, Chang served as Mayor of Taichung from 1997 to 2001.[2] She left the Democratic Progressive Party run an independent mayoral campaign in 2001, after finishing low in opinion polls.[3][4] Her bid for reelection split the Pan-Green Coalition vote between herself and Michael Tsai, allowing Jason Hu to win.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Huang, Joyce (15 October 2001). "Newsmakers: Taichung Major Chang goes it alone". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Taichung mayor quits the DPP to run independently". The Taipei Times. 18 August 2001. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Huang, Joyce (8 February 2001). "Chang quits DPP primary race". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ↑ Huang, Joyce (27 July 2001). "Taichung mayor defies her party". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Tsai, Ting-i (2 December 2001). "KMT's Hu fills vacuum left by bickering". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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