1. Chang San-cheng, known by his English name Simon Chang, is a Taiwanese civil engineer, academic, and politician who has served as the mayor of Taoyuan City since 2022.
14 Facts About Chang San-cheng
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Chang San-cheng previously served as Premier of Taiwan from 1 February 2016 to 20 May 2016 after being appointed by President Ma Ying-jeou.
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Chang San-cheng began an independent campaign for the 2020 Taiwanese presidential election, then suspended his run to join the Kuomintang ticket, headed by Han Kuo-yu.
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Chang San-cheng was born Taipei, Taiwan, on June 24,1954, to Yun-Hwa and Tung-wen Chang San-cheng.
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Chang San-cheng was educated at Chang-An Elementary School, Ta-tung Junior High School, and graduated from Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School in 1972.
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Chang San-cheng was then awarded a graduate fellowship to enroll in Cornell University and earned his Ph.
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Chang San-cheng was the Director for National Center for High-Performance Computing from 1991 to 1997.
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Chang San-cheng was first appointed and involved in politics as a minister without portfolio of the Executive Yuan in 2012 under the Sean Chen cabinet.
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On March 3,2014, the National Science Council was upgraded to the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Chang San-cheng was named as its first minister.
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On December 8,2014, after the ruling Kuomintang lost the local elections, Chang San-cheng became the vice premier after a cabinet reshuffle.
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On January 16,2016, after the KMT lost the presidency and its majority in the Legislative Yuan at the 2016 Taiwanese general election, the then-incumbent premier Mao Chi-kuo resigns and refuse to stay at the position, Chang San-cheng served as the acting premier while Mao is outgoing.
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Chang San-cheng announced his independent candidacy for the 2020 Taiwan presidential election on 17 February 2019.
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Chang San-cheng later joined the presidential campaign of Kuomintang candidate Han Kuo-yu as an adviser without halting his own campaign.
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In May 2022, Chang San-cheng was nominated by the Kuomintang as its candidate in the local elections for the Taoyuan mayoralty after a closed-door meeting of the party's Central Standing Committee.