Chang Fu-mei

Chang Fu-mei is a Taiwanese lawyer, historian, and politician. She served as the Minister of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, subsequently Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan in 2000–2008.

Education

Chang attended law school at National Taiwan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree. She then completed graduate studies in the United States, earning a Master of Laws at Northwestern University in 1962 from the Pritzker School of Law. In 1970, she earned her Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. Her doctoral dissertation was titled, "Private code commentaries in the development of Ch'ing law, 1644-1911".
Chang moved to the United States after witnessing her close friends being defamed and incarcerated after the Kaohsiung Incident. She searched all of the possible avenues in the US government and a slew of academic institutions.

She took up a role in the National Assembly, became executive director of the Commission for Examining Petitions and Appeal of the Taipei City Government and became the watchdog member of Control Yuan.

Chang, as the Minister of Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission, visited United States in 16–17 April 2003 where she was accompanied by Director-General of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago. They met with the members of TAAMN, University of Minnesota Taiwan Student Association and other Taiwan-related organizations hosted by TAAMN and TSA. The next day, they met with Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty and other officials.