Helen Chang or Chang Hua-kuan (; born 7 July 1954) is a

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

politician. She has served as the

Magistrate The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...

Chiayi County Chiayi County (Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename was ...

since 20 December 2009.

Early life

Chang obtained her bachelor's degree in business administration from

National Chung Hsing University National Chung Hsing University (NCHU; ) is a research-led comprehensive university in South District, Taichung, Republic of China. Currently, NCHU is among the four universities of the Taiwan Comprehensive University System, a research-led un ...

and her master's degree in strategic and international affairs from

National Chung Cheng University National Chung Cheng University (CCU; ) is a national university in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan. CCU is a member of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. History National Chung Cheng University was the first ...

Political careers

2008 legislative election

Chang participated in the 2008 legislative election representing Chiayi County 2 constituency.

2009 Chiayi County magistrate election

Chang was elected Magistrate of Chiayi County on 5 December 2009 under the

Democratic Progressive Party The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is a Taiwanese nationalist and centre-left political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). Controlling both the Republic of China presidency and the unicameral Legislative Yuan, it is the majori ...

and assumed office on 20 December 2009. She was reelected for a second term on 29 November 2014.

References

1954 births Living people Magistrates of Chiayi County National Chung Cheng University alumni National Chung Hsing University alumni 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians 21st-century Taiwanese politicians {{Taiwan-DPP-politician-stub