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Chang Po-ya
Chang Po-ya
張博雅
	Official portrait, 2021
Senior Advisor to the President
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 9 February 2021
President	Tsai Ing-wen; Lai Ching-te
	In office; 1 January 2009 – 15 November 2010
President	Ma Ying-jeou
9th President of the Control Yuan
	In office; 1 August 2014 – 31 July 2020
Appointed by	Ma Ying-jeou
Vice President	Sun Ta-chuan
Preceded by	Wang Chien-shien
Succeeded by	Chen Chu
2nd Central Election Commission (Taiwan)
	In office; 15 November 2010 – 31 July 2014
Prime Minister	Wu Den-yih; Sean Chen; Jiang Yi-huah
Deputy	Liu I-chou
Preceded by	Liu I-chou (acting)
Succeeded by	Liu I-chou
1st Chair of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
	In office; 16 June 2004 – 14 June 2007
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lin Pin-kuan
16th Governor of the Provincial Government
	In office; 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Appointed by	Executive Yuan
Prime Minister	Tang Fei; Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by	Chao Shou-po; Jiang Ching-hsien (acting)
Succeeded by	Fan Kuang-chun
23rd Minister of the Interior
	In office; 20 May 2000 – 1 February 2002
Prime Minister	Tang Fei; Chang Chun-hsiung
Preceded by	Huang Chu-wen
Succeeded by	Yu Cheng-hsien
2nd and 4th Mayor of Chiayi
	In office; 20 December 1997 – 22 May 2000
Preceded by	Chang Wen-ying
Succeeded by	Chen Li-chen
	In office; 15 December 1983 – 20 December 1989
Preceded by	Hsu Shih-hsien; Chiang Ching-lin (acting)
Succeeded by	Chang Wen-ying
5th Minister of the Department of Health
	In office; 2 June 1990 – 31 August 1997
Prime Minister	Hau Pei-tsun; Lien Chan
Preceded by	Shih Chun-jen
Succeeded by	Steve Chan
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 February 1990 – 2 June 1990
Constituency	Chiayi XII
Personal details
Born	5 October 1942 (age 82); Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan (modern-day Chiayi City, Taiwan)
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Non-Partisan Solidarity Union
Parent	Hsu Shih-hsien (mother);
Relatives	Chang Wen-ying (sister)
Education	Kaohsiung Medical University (MD); National Taiwan University (MPH, BMed); Johns Hopkins University (MPH); Kyorin University (PhD)

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 and education

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

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

References

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^ "Party List". The website of Parties and National Political Associations. Taiwan: Ministry of the Interior Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)". ey.gov.tw.
^ Lin, Chieh-yu (5 September 2004). "Chang in spotlight since Chen talk". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ "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.
^ Teng Shu-fen (June 2000). "Minister of the InteriorChang Po-ya". Taiwan Panorama. Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Who's who in Asian and Australasian politics. Bowker-Saur. 1991. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-86291-593-3.
^ Jou, Ying-cheng (19 April 2000). "Chiayi mayor takes Cabinet post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
^ 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.
^ Teng Sue-feng (December 2002). "Municipal Mayoral and Council Elections Kick Off". Taiwan Panorama. Taiwan. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

Profile of Minister of the Interior Chang Po-ya from Taiwan Panorama (2000)

Government offices
Preceded by Hsu Shih-hsien (mother)	Mayor of Chiayi 1983–1989	Succeeded by Chang Wen-ying (sister)
Preceded by Chang Wen-ying (sister)	Mayor of Chiayi 1997–2000	Succeeded by Chen Li-chen
Preceded by Wang Chien-shien	President of the Control Yuan 2014-2020	Succeeded by Chen Chu
Party political offices
New title	Chairperson of the NPSU 2004–2007	Succeeded by Lin Pin-kuan