She was the mayor of her home city, serving three terms (1983-89, 1997-2000), the first time succeeding her mother, Hs; the last time succeeding her sister, Chang Wen-ying (張文英). The Chang daughters and mother are known as the Hs Family of Chiayi (許家班).
She was the director of the cabinet-level Department of Public Health from June 2, 1979 to September 1, 1986, and the Minister of Interior from May 20, 1989 to February 1, 1991. Under Chen Shui-bian, she served as Governor of the Taiwan Provincial Government and a national policy advisor to President.
She is married to Chi Chan_nan (紀展南) with a son and a daughter.
Liu pointed to Chang's varied experience as former minister of the interior, mayor of Chiayi and head of the Department of Health as proof of her competence in the political arena.
Add to her experience to the fact that she is a woman, and Chang would be an ideal pick for the Control Yuan presiden-cy, given the current administration's push for greater female participation in the political sphere, he said.
Chang's reaction to the PFP nomination yesterday was low-key.
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