Hung Chi-chang
{{Short description|Taiwanese physician and politician (born 1951)}}
{{family name hatnote|Hung|lang=Chinese}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hung Chi-chang
| native_name = {{no bold|{{lang|zh-hans|洪奇昌}}}}
| image = Hung Chi-chang (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| nationality = Republic of China
| office = Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation
| deputy =
| term_start = 12 July 2007
| term_end = 19 May 2008
| predecessor = Chang Chun-hsiung
| successor = Chiang Pin-kung
| office1 = Member of the Legislative Yuan
| deputy1 =
| term_start1 = 1 February 1990
| term_end1 = 31 January 2008
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| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Changhua County, Taiwan
| party = Democratic Progressive Party
| spouse =
| children =
| signature =
| education = Taipei Medical University (MD)
National Taiwan University (MS)
University of Toronto (MSc)
}}
Hung Chi-chang ({{zh|t=洪奇昌|p=Hóng Qíchāng|first=t}}; born 23 August 1951) is a Taiwanese physician and politician. He was the Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) from 12 July 2007 to 19 May 2008.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ly.gov.tw/03_leg/0301_main/legIntro.action?lgno=00082&stage=5|title=立法院|date=23 July 2013}}
Education
After graduating from Taipei Medical University (previously Taipei Medical College), Hung earned a Master of Science in medical science from the Graduate School of Public Health of National Taiwan University. He then obtained another master's degree in medical science from the University of Toronto in Canada.
Political career
In September 1986, Hung and seventeen others founded the Democratic Progressive Party.{{cite news|title=Next DPP head should hold dialogue with President Ma: party founder|url=http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/1871310|accessdate=7 March 2017|work=Taiwan News|agency=Central News Agency}}
=Legislative Yuan=
Hung had served in the Legislative Yuan since 1990.
Hung sought to be reelected to the legislature via the Democratic Progressive Party list in 2008, but failed to win a seat.{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Wei-chu|title=Election fallout: 'New' legislature has same old faces|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/01/14/2003397176|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=14 January 2008}}
=Straits Exchange Foundation=
During a provisional meeting on 12 July 2007, the board of directors and supervisors of the SEF elected Hung to be the chairman of the foundation. Hung asserted that upon his election, SEF would step up its services for Taiwanese businesses and people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in the future. His appointment met with some oppositions from Taiwan independence advocates due to his support for a proposal to lift the 40% investment ceiling of book value for investments by Taiwan's enterprises in mainland China.{{Cite web|url=http://unified-communications.tmcnet.com/news/2007/07/13/2781456.htm|title = Hung Chi-chang Elected as SEF Chairman}}
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Category:Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
Category:University of Toronto alumni
Category:National Taiwan University alumni
Category:Taipei Medical University alumni
Category:Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan in Taiwan
Category:Members of the 2nd Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 4th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 5th Legislative Yuan
Category:Members of the 6th Legislative Yuan
Category:Taiwanese political party founders
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