Deputy Sun Ta-chuan Preceded by Position established Name Chang Po-ya | Role Politician Preceded by Rai Hau-min | |
 | ||
Education Johns Hopkins University, Kyorin University, National Taiwan University, Kaohsiung Medical University | ||
Chang Po-ya (Chinese: 張博雅; pinyin: Zhāng Bóyǎ) is a Taiwanese politician who is the current President of the Control Yuan and founder of the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union, a political party in Taiwan.
Contents
Early life
Born in what is now Chiayi City to Hsu Shih-hsien and Chang Chin-tung, both physicians, 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).
Political career
She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983–89, 1997–2000), the first time succeeding her mother, Hsü; the last time succeeding her sister, Chang Wen-ying (張文英). The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hsü Family of Chiayi (許家班).
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, came in 4th as an independent candidate in the Kaohsiung City mayoral election.
Personal life
She is married to Chi Chan-nan (紀展南) with a son and a daughter