Chang Fu-hsing
Chang Fu-hsing | |
|---|---|
張福興 | |
| Magistrate of Hualien County | |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 18 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Ching-feng |
| Succeeded by | Fan Kuang-chun (acting) Hsieh Shen-shan |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Hualien County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1942 Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 18 May 2003 (aged 60) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Liu Chao-a (劉詔娥) |
| Alma mater | Soochow University Kinki University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chang Fu-hsing (Chinese: 張福興; pinyin: Zhāng Fúxìng; 21 July 1942 – 18 May 2003) was a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 and as Hualien County magistrate from 2001 until his death in 2003.
Education[edit]
Chang attended schools in his native Hualien before earning a bachelor's degree in law from Soochow University. He then furthered his legal education at Kinki University in Japan.[1]
Political career[edit]
Chang served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 when he was elected Hualien County magistrate with 59,591 votes in the local elections.[2] He was a cofounder of the Taroko Gorge Marathon, which started in 2000.[3]
Death and succession[edit]
Chang died of lung cancer on 18 May 2003 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[4] He was married to Liu Chao-a (劉詔娥) until his death.[5] Liu attempted to capture the Kuomintang nomination for her husband's position,[6] but later mounted an independent election bid supported by the Democratic Progressive Party to succeed her husband in the early stages of a four-way race.[7][8] She won neither party's endorsement and later dropped out of the race.[9] Chang was succeeded by Hsieh Shen-shan, who won 73,710 votes in the by-election following Chang's death.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chang Fu-hsing (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Chang, Yun-ping (2 August 2003). "Race to be commissioner going down to the wire". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Quartly, Jake (23 November 2002). "Taroko's marathon still the world's only run in a gorge". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "County Commissioner dies". Taipei Times. 19 May 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (17 June 2003). "Hualien election race heats up". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Top KMT official avoids Hualien County election". Taipei Times. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (1 August 2003). "Candidates seek support of Chang Fu-hsing 's widow". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Hualien race off to start". Taipei Times. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Chang, Yun-ping (2 August 2003). "Pan-green camp winds up campaign". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (3 August 2003). "Cooperation credited with giving Hsieh win". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.