Chang Ching-sen

Chang Ching-sen
張景森
Minister without Portfolio
Assumed office
20 May 2016
Premier Lin Chuan
Governor of Fujian Province
Assumed office
20 May 2016
Preceded by Lin Chu-chia
Personal details
Born 8 October 1959 (1959-10-08) (age 57)
Yunlin County, Taiwan
Nationality Republic of China
Political party Independent
Alma mater National Taiwan University

Chang Ching-sen (Chinese: 張景森; pinyin: Zhāng Jǐngsēn) is a Taiwanese politician.

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.[1] He served as an advisor to Ko Wen-je's 2014 Taipei mayoral campaign.[2][3] He was named a policy advisor to Tsai Ing-wen's 2016 presidential bid.[4] After Tsai won, her designated premier Lin Chuan named Chang to the cabinet as a minister without portfolio on 7 April 2016.[5] Three weeks before he took office on 20 May, Chang made controversial comments on Facebook about an urban renewal project in Shilin District.[6] He apologized via Facebook two days after making the post,[7] but later chose to deactivate his account on the social media platform.[8]

Cross-strait relations

In September 2016 Chang made an unofficial statement saying that Mainland Chinese tourists are Taiwan's most needed friends, and saying to the Taiwanese that there is a difference between the Mainland Chinese people and the Mainland Chinese government.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Huang, Jewel (20 November 2004). "DPP campaign picks up steam". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Loa, Iok-sin (25 November 2014). "KMT's Alex Tsai files wiretapping suit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Lin, Sean (21 October 2015). "Farglory accused of ongoing Dome work despite order to halt". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Electricity rates to be cut on Friday". Taipei Times. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ↑ Loa, lok-sin (8 April 2016). "Lin Chuan introduces future Cabinet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Hsiao, Alison (27 April 2016). "Chang Ching-sen angers with anti-activist remarks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  7. ↑ Loa, lok-sin (29 April 2016). "Chang sorry, but stands firm over urban renewal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ↑ Chin, Jonathan (16 May 2016). "Chang Ching-sen quits Facebook after a 'bludgeoning' by 'pissed off' netizens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Minister's post about China visitors is his personal view: Cabinet - Cross-Strait Affairs - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS".
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