Chang Fu-hsing | |
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張福興 | |
Magistrate of Hualien County | |
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 | Karenkō Prefecture, Taiwan, Empire of Japan | 21 July 1942
Died | 18 May 2003 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 60)
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; pinyin: Zhāng Fúxìng; 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.
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]
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]
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]