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Parris H. Chang

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Parris H. Chang
張旭成
Chang in 2014
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 1993 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyOverseas Constituency [zh]
Personal details
Born(1936-12-30)30 December 1936
Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-occupied Taiwan
Died26 August 2023(2023-08-26) (aged 86)
Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
Washington State University (MA)
Columbia University (PhD)
ProfessionPolitical scientist

Parris H. Chang (Chinese: 張旭成; 30 December 1936 – 26 August 2023) was a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, he served in the Legislative Yuan from 1993 to 2005.[1] He was also a professor of political science at Pennsylvania State University.

Education

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Chang graduated from National Taiwan University with his bachelor's degree in political science in 1959. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned his master's degree in political science from Washington State University in 1963 and his Ph.D. in the subject from Columbia University in 1969.[2]

Death

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Chang died in Taiwan on 26 August 2023, at the age of 86.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "張旭成". Legislative Yuan (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Taiwan and post presidential election: cross-strait relations and implications for Asia Pacific". Asia Forum. 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2025-03-03.
  3. ^ "國安會前副秘張旭成去世 享壽86歲". Nextapple News (in Chinese). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.