Clement Chang
scientist · politician · manager
- March 15, 1929 · Ratō Commandery
- May 26, 2018 · Taipei
- 89 years
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Clement Chang, 89, Taiwanese politician, Minister of Transportation and Communications (1989–1991).
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|Clement Chang Chien-Pang (Chinese: 張建邦; pinyin: Zhāng Jiànbāng; Wade–Giles: Chang Chien-pang; 15 March 1929 – 26 May 2018) was a Taiwanese academic and politician. He was president of Tamkang University from 1964 to 1986, stepping down to serve three years as the chairman of the institution's board of trustees.
After graduating from St. John's University, Shanghai, Chang earned a Master of Science (M.S.) in 1952 and his Ph.D. in education in 1981, both from the University of Illinois. His doctoral dissertation was titled, "A Study of Bureaucratic, Collegial and Political Models of Governance in Six Universities in Taiwan".
Chang won his first election to the Taipei City Council in 1969, and served as deputy speaker for three terms until 1981, when he was named speaker. In 1989, Chang was appointed to the Executive Yuan as Minister of Transportation and Communications, and was succeeded by Eugene Chien in 1991. Chang was a founding editor of the Journal of Futures Studies from November 1996 until his death at National Taiwan University Hospital on 26 May 2018, aged 89.
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