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Simon Chang

張善政　/　ちょう・ぜんせい

Politician from Taiwan

June 24, 1954 (age 71)　・　Taipei, Taiwan

politician
university teacher

My Take

What fascinates me about Simon Chang is the engineer-turned-statesman arc. A civil engineer and academic out of National Taiwan University who rose to premier and later mayor of Taoyuan, he embodies a governing instinct I tend to trust: judging policy by whether things actually get built rather than how they sound. His brief 2016 premiership reads, to me, less as ambition than as steady duty. I prefer leaders who earn confidence the way you earn a sound bridge, through competence and follow-through, over those who trade purely in charisma. Chang strikes me as that pragmatic, build-it-properly kind of public servant.

Overview

Chang San-cheng (Chinese: 張善政; pinyin: Zhāng Shànzhèng; born 24 June 1954), also 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. He previously served as the premier of the Republic of China from 1 February 2016 to 20 May 2016 after being appointed by President Ma Ying-jeou.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Simon Chang
Name (Japanese): 張善政
Reading: ちょう・ぜんせい
Born: June 24, 1954 (age 71)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Horse
Origin: Taipei, Taiwan
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / university teacher

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School
University: National Taiwan University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BC%B5%E5%96%84%E6%94%BF

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