Chang Ching-chung (; born 14 December 1951) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Chang attended Chiufen Elementary School in Juifang Township,

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, and moved to

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to complete middle school at the Keelung First High School Junior High. He later returned to Juifang, graduating from Juifang Industrial Senior High School. He then studied civil engineering at the Taipei University of Technology, where he earned a

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(B.S.), and subsequently completed a master's degree at

Chung Hua University Chung Hua University (CHU; ) is a private university located in Xiangshan District, Hsinchu City, Taiwan. It was formerly known as Chung Hua Polytechnic Institute founded in 1990 by three local Hsinchu entrepreneurs, Ron-Chang Wang, Zau-Juan ...

Political career

Chang was elected to the second

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, serving from 1992 to 1995, and later served as a three-term member of the

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from 2005 to 2016.

Personal life

Chang Ching-chung is married to , a member of the

New Taipei City Council New Taipei City Council () is the city council of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is now composed of 66 councillors, all recently elected on 26 November 2022 in the local elections. Along with the Kaohsiung City Council, the city council is the la ...

, with whom he raised three sons. For a portion of Chen's tenure on the council, their youngest son Chang Chun-yung was an assistant to his mother. Another son, Chang Chih-lun, ran against Justin Wu in the 2024 legislative election.

References

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