Chang Chun-hsiung
| Chang Chun-hsiung | |
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| 張俊雄 | |
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| Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 21 May 2007 – 20 May 2008 |
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| Deputy | Chiou I-jen |
| Preceded by | Su Tseng-chang |
| Succeeded by | Liu Chao-shiuan |
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In office 6 October 2000 – 1 February 2002 |
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| Deputy | Lai In-jaw |
| Preceded by | Tang Fei |
| Succeeded by | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Vice Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 6 May 2008 – 20 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Chiou I-jen |
| Succeeded by | Paul Chiu |
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In office 27 July 2000 – 6 October 2000 |
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| Premier | Tang Fei |
| Preceded by | Yu Shyi-kun |
| Succeeded by | Lai In-jaw |
| Chairman of the Strait Exchange Foundation | |
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In office 10 June 2005 – 21 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by |
Koo Chen-fu Johnnason Liu (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hung Chi-chang |
| Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |
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In office 20 March 2002 – 1 February 2005 |
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| Chairperson | Chen Shui-bian |
| Preceded by | Wu Nai-ren |
| Succeeded by | Lee I-yang |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 March 1938 Kagi City, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (present-day Chiayi City, Chiayi County, Taiwan) |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Hsu Jui-ying (div) Chu A-ying |
Chang Chun-hsiung (traditional Chinese: 張俊雄; simplified Chinese: 张俊雄; pinyin: Zhāng Jùnxióng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Chùn-hiông), born March 23, 1938 is a Taiwanese politician. He is a former Premier of the Republic of China. Chang was appointed to two separate terms as Premier, both under Chen Shui-bian. His appointment by then-President Chen in 2000 marked the first time a Democratic Progressive Party member occupied the premiership.
As a founding member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he was a member of its Central Committee and Executive Member of its Central Standing Committee from 1986 to 2000.
Chang was born in 1938 in the city of Kagi (present-day Chiayi) when Taiwan (then Formosa) was still a colony of Japan. He earned his LL.B. at the National Taiwan University in 1960. As a lawyer, he defended the victims of the Kaohsiung Incident in 1980. From 1982 to 1986 he was President of the Kaohsiung Chapter of the YMCA.
He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1983 to 2000. As a legislator, he was Executive Director and General Convener of the DPP Caucus from 1987 to 1988, 1990, and 1998 to 1999. He was Convener of the Judiciary Committee in 1991, of the Home and Border Affairs Committee in 92, and of the Transportation and Communications Committee in 95.
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