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Taiwanese physician and politician

Chang Chau hsiung (; born 3 February 1942) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He served as the vice chairman of People First Party from 2000 to 2016.

Born in Takao Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan, Chang was a physician who graduated from National Taiwan University with an MD in 1967.

In 1967, Chang finished his surgical training in the university hospital. He then served as a resident doctor and chief resident doctor until 1972. He then went to the United States for further training. He worked in Michael Reese Hospital, Texas Heart Institute and Mokral Hospital for medical research and surgical practice. He returned to Taiwan in 1976. Chang worked in the university hospital as a part time attending physician from 1976 to 1977. He worked at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from 1976 to 1999, and was the president of Chang Gung University from 1997 to 1999. He is the author of sixteen and coauthor of 167 scientific citation index papers.

Chang, a former adviser to Chen Shui bian, ran as an independent vice presidential candidate (on the ticket of James Soong) in the 2000 election. Along with Soong, he established the People First Party in 2000, after their defeat in the presidential election. Chang was named the PFP's top choice as a fusion candidate for the 2002 Kaohsiung mayoral election. When Chang ended his campaign, the PFP moved to support Chang Po ya. The Pan Blue coalition formally selected Kuomintang member 黃俊英 (政治人物). In 2006, Chang announced his retirement from politics after Soong heavily lost in the Taipei mayoral election. 2000 Republic of China presidential election results Political affiliation Candidate VotesPresidentVice PresidentTotal votesPercentageChen Shui bianAnnette Lu4,977,73739.3%James SoongChang Chau hsiung4,664,93236.8% KuomintangLien ChanVincent Siew2,925,51323.1%Hsu Hsin liangJosephine Chu79,429 0.63%Li AoElmer Fung16,7820.13% Total 12,786,671 82.69% voter turnout Valid votes 12,664,393 Invalid votes 122,278
Chang resigned the vice chairmanship of the People's First Party in July 2016.

He is married to Lee Fang hui with two sons.