Chang Po-ya
Chang Po-ya is a Taiwanese politician and physician who is the founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan.
Early life and education
Chang was born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians.After high school, Chang graduated from Kaohsiung Medical University with a Doctor of Medicine in 1968 and earned a Master of Public Health in 1970 from National [Taiwan University]. She then completed graduate studies in the United States at Johns Hopkins University, where she earned a second M.P.H. from the Johns [Hopkins School of Medicine] in 1974. In 1994, she earned her Ph.D. in medical science from Kyorin University in Japan in 1994.
Academic career
From 1980 to 1983, Chang was a professor at Kaohsiung Medical University, where she directed the medical college's Department of Public Health.Political career
She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms, the first time succeeding her mother, Hsu; the last time succeeding her sister,. The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi. During her first term, martial law was lifted and she led the creation of The First 228 [Peace Memorial Monument] in Taiwan.She was the Minister of Health from June 2, 1990 to September 10, 1997 and led the creation of Taiwan's national health insurance system.
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.
On 7 December 2002, she came in 4th as an independent candidate in the 2002 [Republic of China municipal elections|Kaohsiung City mayoral election].
From 2014 to 2020, she served as the 5th President and first female President of Taiwan's Control Yuan.