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Chang Hung-lu

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Chang Hung-lu
張宏陸
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2016
Preceded byLin Hung-chih
ConstituencyNew Taipei 6
Member of the New Taipei City Council
In office
25 December 2010 – 31 January 2016
ConstituencyBanqiao (fourth) precinct
Mayor of Banqiao (acting)
In office
1 February 2005 – 20 December 2005
Preceded byLin Hung-chih
Succeeded byLiao Rong-ching (acting)
Chiang Huei-chen [zh]
Personal details
Born (1972-01-10) 10 January 1972 (age 52)
Shengang, Taichung County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materSoochow University
National Taipei University of Education
OccupationPolitician

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.

Early life and education

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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]

Political career

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Brief Introduction—Chang, Hung-Lu". ly.gov.tw. Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. ^ Wang, Chris (28 May 2012). "Su Tseng-chang wins DPP chair vote". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Su Tseng-chang favorite in today's vote for DPP chair". China Post. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. ^ Huang, Jewel (17 December 2003). "Officials argue over sea burials". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. ^ Yu, Cody (22 March 2005). "Many foreign spouses `missing'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ Chao, Vincent Y. (19 July 2010). "Tsai Ing-wen solidifies leadership of DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. ^ Chyan, Amy (16 January 2015). "High Court rules 'ballot flashing' councilors not guilty of divulging secrets in '10". China Post. Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  8. ^ Tseng, Wei-chen (20 December 2015). "Reporter's Notebook: DPP's Chen in demand, KMT's Wang shunned". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  9. ^ Scanlan, Sean (10 September 2023). "300 people join 'UN for Taiwan' march in New York". Taiwan News. Retrieved 30 November 2023.