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President Dr. Chang Po-ya

Dr. Chang Po-ya
President Dr. Chang Po-ya
Education
  • M.D., School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (1968)
  • M.P.H., Graduate Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (1970)
  • M.P.H., School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, U.S.A. (1974)
  • Dr.MSc. in Medicine, The Kyorin University, Japan (1994)
Career Background
  • Director and Professor of Public Health, Kaohsiung Medical University (Aug. 1979 – Nov. 1983)
  • Founding President, Pingtung Lifeline Association (1978 – 1979)
  • Mayor, Chiayi City (Dec. 1983 – Dec. 1989; Dec. 1997 – May 2000)
  • Legislator (Feb. 1990 – Jun. 1990)
  • Minister, Department of Health (Jun. 1990 – Sep. 1997)
  • Founding Director, National Health Research Institutes (Mar. 1995 – Mar. 1998)
  • Minister of the Interior concurrently as Taiwan Provincial Governor (May 2000 – Feb. 2002)
  • Adjunct Professor, Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University (1996 – 2004)
  • President, Women’s Federation for World Peace-Taiwan (Mar. 2002 – Mar. 2008)
  • President, Universal Peace Federation-Taiwan (Mar. 2008 – Mar. 2014)
  • President, Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, Taiwan Chapter
  • President, Chia-Yi Community University (Sep. 2005 – Nov. 2010)
  • Chair Professor, Tajen University, Pingtung (Aug. 2003 – Jul. 2008)
  • President, Women's Health Association of Taiwan (2006 – 2012)
  • Senior Advisor to the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (Jan. 2009 – Nov. 2010)
  • Chairperson, Central Election Commission (Nov. 2010 – Jul. 2014)
  • Chair, Association of Asian Election Authorities