Chang San-cheng

Simon Chang
Chang San-cheng
張善政
2nd Mayor of Taoyuan
Assumed office
25 December 2022
Preceded byCheng Wen-tsan
24th Prime Minister of Taiwan
In office
1 February 2016 – 20 May 2016
Acting: 18 January 2016 – 1 February 2016
PresidentMa Ying-jeou
DeputyWoody Duh
Preceded byMao Chi-kuo
Succeeded byLin Chuan
33rd Deputy Prime Minister of Taiwan
In office
7 December 2014 – 1 February 2016
Prime MinisterMao Chi-kuo
Preceded byMao Chi-kuo
Succeeded byWoody Duh
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
3 March 2014 – 7 December 2014
Prime MinisterJiang Yi-huah
DeputyLin Yi-bing
Preceded byCyrus Chu (National Science Council)
Succeeded byLin Yi-bing (Acting)
Minister without Portfolio
In office
6 February 2012 – 2 March 2014
Prime MinisterSean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Succeeded byChiang Been-huang
Personal details
Born (1954-06-24) 24 June 1954

Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyIndependent
Alma materNational Taiwan University
Stanford University
Cornell University

Chang San-cheng or Simon Chang[1] (Chinese: 張善政; pinyin: Zhāng Shànzhèng) (born 24 June 1954) is a Taiwan politician. He was Premier of the Republic of China from 1 February 2016 until 20 May 2016, appointed by President Ma Ying-jeou.[2] He was Vice Premier from 8 December 2014.[3][4][5][6]

Chang is the current vice presidential candidate in the 2020 Taiwan presidential election for the Kuomintang, running with presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu. He elected Mayors of Taoyuan from 25 December 2022.[7]

References

  1. "Cabinet secretary-general to head MOI". The China Post. 2014-02-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  2. "Vice Premier Chang San-cheng to assume premiership". Executive Yuan. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Taiwan)-Executive Yuan Officials". Ey.gov.tw. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-26. Retrieved 2014-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Exclusive Interview with Chang San-cheng, Minister without Portfolio, Executive Yuan". Web.iii.org.tw. 2012-03-26. Archived from the original on 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  6. to 1 February 2016 "Premier picks new ministers in reshuffle". Taipei Times. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  7. "非典型政治人物張善政 務實工程師特質獲青睞". 中央社. 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2022-12-19.