Clement Chang (; 15 March 1929 – 26 May 2018) was a Taiwanese academic and politician. He was president of

Tamkang University Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English literature. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 ...

from 1964 to 1986, stepping down to serve three years as the chairman of the institution's board of trustees. Chang won his first election to the

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in 1969, and served as deputy speaker for three terms until 1981, when he was named speaker. In 1989, Chang was appointed to the

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as Minister of Transportation and Communications, and was succeeded by

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in 1991. Chang was a founding editor of the ''

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'' from November 1996 to his death at

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on 26 May 2018, aged 89.

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1929 births 2018 deaths Taiwanese Ministers of Transportation and Communications St. John's University, Shanghai alumni University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Academic staff of Tamkang University Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Yilan County, Taiwan Academic journal editors Futurologists Presidents of universities and colleges in Taiwan Speakers of the Taipei City Council Founders of universities Taiwanese founders {{Taiwan-politician-stub