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Taiwanese politician

Chang Wen-ying
張溫鷹

Mayor of Taichung
In office20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001
Preceded by	Lin Po-jung
Succeeded by	Jason Hu

Personal details
Born	(1950-07-26) 26 July 1950 (age 74)Taichung, Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Spouse	Chen Wen-hsien
Education	National Chengchi University University of Oxford University of Southampton Kaohsiung Medical University Chung Shan Medical University Taipei Medical University

Chang Wen-ying (or Chang Wen-ing; Chinese: 張溫鷹; pinyin: Zhāng Wēnyīng; born 26 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician.

She was imprisoned for two years after performing plastic surgery on Shih Ming-teh, who was attempting to flee Taiwan shortly after the Kaohsiung Incident. After her release, Chang ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the National Assembly in 1986. With the help of Taichung mayor Chen Tuan-tang, Chang was elected to the Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council (TPCC) in 1989. She married Chen's son Chen Wen-hsien in 1990.[1] Upon the end of her second term on the TPCC, Chang served as Mayor of Taichung from 1997 to 2001.[2] She left the Democratic Progressive Party run an independent mayoral campaign in 2001, after finishing low in opinion polls.[3][4] Her bid for reelection split the Pan-Green Coalition vote between herself and Michael Tsai, allowing Jason Hu to win.[5]

^ Huang, Joyce (October 15, 2001). "Newsmakers: Taichung Major Chang goes it alone". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ "Taichung mayor quits the DPP to run independently". The Taipei Times. August 18, 2001. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
^ Huang, Joyce (February 8, 2001). "Chang quits DPP primary race". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ Huang, Joyce (July 27, 2001). "Taichung mayor defies her party". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
^ Tsai, Ting-i (December 2, 2001). "KMT's Hu fills vacuum left by bickering". Taipei Times. Retrieved April 23, 2017.