Chang Hung-lu | |
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張宏陸 | |
Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
Preceded by | Lin Hung-chih |
Constituency | New Taipei 6 |
Member of the New Taipei City Council | |
In office 25 December 2010 – 31 January 2016 | |
Constituency | Banqiao (fourth) precinct |
Mayor of Banqiao (acting) | |
In office 1 February 2005 – 20 December 2005 | |
Preceded by | Lin Hung-chih |
Succeeded by |
Liao Rong-ching (acting) Chiang Huei-chen |
Personal details | |
Born | Shengang, Taichung County, Taiwan | 10 January 1972
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Alma mater |
Soochow University National Taipei University of Education |
Occupation | Politician |
Chang Hung-lu ( Chinese: 張宏陸; pinyin: Zhāng Hónglù; born 10 January 1972) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), he currently serves as a member of the Legislative Yuan.
Born in Taichung, Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in political science from Soochow University and master's degree in education from National Taipei University of Education. [1]
Chang is a close ally of Su Tseng-chang, [2] [3] having worked for him from 1996 to 2004. From 2002 to 2005, he led the Taipei County Bureau of Civil Affairs. [4] [5] Chang stepped down from the Democratic Progressive Party's Central Standing Committee in 2010. [6] During his stint on the New Taipei City Council, ten members of the council were charged with "divulging secrets" in a council speakership election. All charges were cleared by the Taiwan High Court in January 2015. [7]
Chang ran for the Banqiao District seat in the Legislative Yuan in 2016, and succeeded incumbent Lin Hung-chih, who did not run for reelection. [8] He retained the seat in the 2020 election.
In September 2023, along with fellow legislators, Chang traveled to the United States to join a New York City march in support of Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations. [9]