Chang San-cheng
Chang San-cheng (or Simon Chang) (Chinese: 張善政; pinyin: Zhāng Shànzhèng; born 24 June 1954) is a Taiwanese politician who has been the mayor of Taoyuan City since 25 December 2022. He was premier of Taiwan from 1 February 2016 (de facto; 18 January 2016 as the acting premier) until 20 May 2016, appointed by President Ma Ying-jeou. Before assuming the premiership, he had served as vice premier from 8 December 2014 under the Mao Chi-kuo cabinet. Chang was the first nonpartisan premier of Taiwan.
Chang San-cheng Simon Chang | |
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張善政 | |
Official portrait, 2022 | |
| 2nd Mayor of Taoyuan | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2022 | |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Cheng Wen-tsan |
| 27th Prime Minister of Taiwan | |
| In office 1 February 2016 – 20 May 2016 Acting: 18 January 2016 – 1 February 2016 | |
| President | Ma Ying-jeou |
| Deputy | Woody Duh |
| Preceded by | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Succeeded by | Lin Chuan |
| 33rd Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan | |
| In office 7 December 2014 – 1 February 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Mao Chi-kuo Himself (acting) |
| Preceded by | Mao Chi-kuo |
| Succeeded by | Woody Duh |
| 1st Minister of Science and Technology | |
| In office 3 March 2014 – 7 December 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Jiang Yi-huah |
| Deputy | Lin Yi-bing |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Chu as Minister of National Science Council |
| Succeeded by | Lin Yi-bing (Acting) |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office 6 February 2012 – 2 March 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Sean Chen Jiang Yi-huah |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Been-huang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 June 1954 Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang (since 2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (before 2022) |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Stanford University Cornell University |
Chang began an independent campaign for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, then suspended his run to join the Kuomintang ticket, headed by Han Kuo-yu. The pair lost to incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen and her running mate William Lai.
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