Chang Fu-hsing
Chang Fu-hsing | |
|---|---|
張福興 | |
| Hualien County Magistrate | |
| In office 20 December 2001 – 18 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Ching-feng |
| Succeeded by | Fan Kuang-chun (acting) Hsieh Shen-shan |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 1999 – 20 December 2001 | |
| Constituency | Hualien County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 July 1942 Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan |
| Died | 18 May 2003 (aged 60) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Liu Chao-a (劉詔娥) |
| Alma mater | Soochow University Kinki University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Chang Fu-hsing (Chinese: 張福興; 21 July 1942 – 18 May 2003) was a Taiwanese politician who served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 and as Hualien County magistrate from 2001 until his death in 2003.
Education
Chang attended schools in his native Hualien before earning a bachelor's degree in law from Soochow University. He then furthered his legal education at Kinki University in Japan.[1]
Political career
Chang served in the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001 when he was elected Hualien County magistrate with 59,591 votes in the local elections.[2] He was a cofounder of the Taroko Gorge Marathon, which started in 2000.[3]
Death and succession
Chang died of lung cancer on 18 May 2003 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital.[4] He was married to Liu Chao-a (劉詔娥) until his death.[5] Liu attempted to capture the Kuomintang nomination for her husband's position,[6] but later mounted an independent election bid supported by the Democratic Progressive Party to succeed her husband in the early stages of a four-way race.[7][8] She won neither party's endorsement and later dropped out of the race.[9] Chang was succeeded by Hsieh Shen-shan, who won 73,710 votes in the by-election following Chang's death.[10]
References
- ^ "Chang Fu-hsing (4)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Chang, Yun-ping (2 August 2003). "Race to be commissioner going down to the wire". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Quartly, Jake (23 November 2002). "Taroko's marathon still the world's only run in a gorge". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "County Commissioner dies". Taipei Times. 19 May 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Lin, Chieh-yu (17 June 2003). "Hualien election race heats up". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Top KMT official avoids Hualien County election". Taipei Times. 6 June 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (1 August 2003). "Candidates seek support of Chang Fu-hsing 's widow". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Hualien race off to start". Taipei Times. 23 June 2003. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Chang, Yun-ping (2 August 2003). "Pan-green camp winds up campaign". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Huang, Sandy (3 August 2003). "Cooperation credited with giving Hsieh win". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 February 2016.