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Taiwanese politician
Chang Hung-lu
(
Chinese
:
張宏陸
;
pinyin
:
Zh?ng Honglu
; born 10 January 1972) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the
Democratic Progressive Party
(DPP), he currently serves as a member of the
Legislative Yuan
.
Early life and education
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Born in
Taichung
, Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from
Soochow University
and master's degree in education from
National Taipei University of Education
.
[1]
Political career
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Chang is a close ally of
Su Tseng-chang
,
[2]
[3]
having worked for him from 1996 to 2004. From 2002 to 2005, he led the Taipei County Bureau of Civil Affairs.
[4]
[5]
Chang stepped down from the
Democratic Progressive Party
's Central Standing Committee in 2010.
[6]
During his stint on the
New Taipei City Council
, ten members of the council were charged with "divulging secrets" in a council speakership election. All charges were cleared by the Taiwan High Court in January 2015.
[7]
Chang ran for the
Banqiao District
seat in the
Legislative Yuan
in 2016, and succeeded incumbent
Lin Hung-chih
, who did not run for reelection.
[8]
He retained the seat in the
2020 election
.
In September 2023, along with fellow legislators, Chang traveled to the
United States
to join a
New York City
march in support of Taiwan's bid to join the
United Nations
.
[9]
References
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"Brief Introduction?Chang, Hung-Lu"
.
ly.gov.tw
. Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan)
. Retrieved
21 January
2017
.
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Wang, Chris (28 May 2012).
"Su Tseng-chang wins DPP chair vote"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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"Su Tseng-chang favorite in today's vote for DPP chair"
.
China Post
. 27 May 2012
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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Huang, Jewel (17 December 2003).
"Officials argue over sea burials"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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Yu, Cody (22 March 2005).
"Many foreign spouses `missing'
"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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Chao, Vincent Y. (19 July 2010).
"Tsai Ing-wen solidifies leadership of DPP"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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Chyan, Amy (16 January 2015).
"High Court rules 'ballot flashing' councilors not guilty of divulging secrets in '10"
.
China Post
. Archived from
the original
on 2016-05-13
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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Tseng, Wei-chen (20 December 2015).
"Reporter's Notebook: DPP's Chen in demand, KMT's Wang shunned"
.
Taipei Times
. Retrieved
10 May
2016
.
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Scanlan, Sean (10 September 2023).
"300 people join 'UN for Taiwan' march in New York"
.
Taiwan News
. Retrieved
30 November
2023
.