Clement Chang

Clement Chang (Chinese: 張建邦; pinyin: Zhāng Jiànbāng; Wade–Giles: Chang Chien-pang; 15 March 1929 – 26 May 2018) was a Taiwanese academic and politician.

For the Singaporese entrepreneur, see Clemen Chiang.

Clement Chang
張建邦
Minister of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China
In office
1 June 1989 – 24 April 1991
Preceded byKuo Nan-hong
Succeeded byMa Cheng-fang (acting)
Eugene Chien
Speaker of the Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 1981 – 1 June 1989
Preceded byLin Ting-sheng
Succeeded byChen Chien-chih
Deputy Speaker of the Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 1969 – 25 December 1981
Preceded byChen Shao-hui
Succeeded byChen Chien-chih
President of Tamkang University
In office
1 August 1964 – 31 July 1986
Personal details
Born(1929-03-15)15 March 1929
Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan (today Yilan County, Taiwan)
Died26 May 2018(2018-05-26) (aged 89)
Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityEmpire of Japan (until 1945), Republic of China (from 1945)
Political partyKuomintang
Alma materSt. John's University, Shanghai
University of Illinois
OccupationPolitician, educator

He was president of Tamkang University from 1964 to 1986, stepping down to serve three years as the chairman of the institution's board of trustees. Chang won his first election to the Taipei City Council in 1969, and served as deputy speaker for three terms until 1981, when he was named speaker. In 1989, Chang was appointed to the Executive Yuan as Minister of Transportation and Communications, and was succeeded by Eugene Chien in 1991.[1] Chang was a founding editor of the Journal of Futures Studies from November 1996[2][3] to his death at National Taiwan University Hospital on 26 May 2018, aged 89.[4]

References
  1. Stevenson, Tony (October 2004). "Clement C. P. Chang: bringing foresight to Taiwan" (PDF). Futures. 36 (8): 921–931. doi:10.1016/j.futures.2004.01.004. ISSN 0016-3287. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. "Message from the Journal Founder". Journal of Futures Studies. Tamkang University Press. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "Establishing Futures Studies with Global Scholars". Journal of Futures Studies. Tamkang University Press. 1 (1). November 1996. Archived from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. Chen, Chih-chung; Liu, Kuan-lin (26 May 2018). "Clement Chang, founder of Tamkang University, dies at 89". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2018.


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