Chang Ching-sen

Chang Ching-sen (Chinese: 張景森; pinyin: Zhāng Jǐngsēn; born 8 October 1959) is a Taiwanese politician and devoted to the issues of resolving the North-South divide in Taiwan. [1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.
Chang Ching-sen
張景森
Director of the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center
Assumed office
1 January 2017
Preceded byPosition established
(as Governor of Fujian Province to 1 January 2019)
Minister without Portfolio
Assumed office
20 May 2016
PremierLin Chuan
William Lai
Hope Su
Governor of Fujian Province
In office
20 May 2016 – 1 January 2019
Preceded byLin Chu-chia
Succeeded byPosition abolished
(as Director of the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center from 1 January 2019)
Personal details
Born8 October 1959 (1959-10-08) (age 64)
Yunlin County, Taiwan Province, Republic of China
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyIndependent
Alma materNational Taiwan University

Early life

Chang obtained his bachelor's and doctoral degrees in civil engineering from National Taiwan University in 1982 and 1991, respectively.

Political career

In the mid-2000s, Chang was the vice chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development.[3] He served as an advisor to Ko Wen-je's 2014 Taipei mayoral campaign.[4][5] He was named a policy advisor to Tsai Ing-wen's 2016 presidential bid.[6] After Tsai won, her designated premier Lin Chuan named Chang to the cabinet as a minister without portfolio on 7 April 2016.[7] Three weeks before he took office on 20 May, Chang made controversial comments on Facebook about an urban renewal project in Shilin District.[8] He apologized via Facebook two days after making the post,[9] but later chose to deactivate his account on the social media platform.[10]

Cross-strait relations

In September 2016 Chang made an unofficial statement that Mainland Chinese tourists are Taiwan's most needed friends, and to the Taiwanese that there is a difference between the Mainland Chinese people and the Mainland Chinese government.[11]

References
  1. 王淑芬 (2018-07-10). "高雄2期科學園區 張景森：用最快速辦理 - 地方". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. "朱立倫爭取前瞻預算 張景森：不知靠北中央什麼". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  3. Huang, Jewel (20 November 2004). "DPP campaign picks up steam". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Loa, Iok-sin (25 November 2014). "KMT's Alex Tsai files wiretapping suit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. Lin, Sean (21 October 2015). "Farglory accused of ongoing Dome work despite order to halt". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. "Electricity rates to be cut on Friday". Taipei Times. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  7. Loa, lok-sin (8 April 2016). "Lin Chuan introduces future Cabinet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. Hsiao, Alison (27 April 2016). "Chang Ching-sen angers with anti-activist remarks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. Loa, lok-sin (29 April 2016). "Chang sorry, but stands firm over urban renewal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. Chin, Jonathan (16 May 2016). "Chang Ching-sen quits Facebook after a 'bludgeoning' by 'pissed off' netizens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. "Minister's post about China visitors is his personal view: Cabinet". Focus Taiwan.


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