Ariel Chang

Taiwanese politician (born 1980)

張雅琳
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 February 2024ConstituencyParty-list (Democratic Progressive Party) Personal detailsBorn (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 44)
Taipei County, TaiwanPolitical partyDemocratic Progressive PartyChinese nameTraditional Chinese張雅琳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Yǎlín
Bopomofoㄓㄤ ㄧㄚˇˋㄌㄧㄣˊ
Wade–GilesZhang1 Ya3 lin2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Ngá-lîm

Ariel Chang (born 29 August 1980) is a Taiwanese children's rights activist and politician.

Early life and education

Chang was born in Taipei County on 29 August 1980, and graduated from National Taiwan Ocean University and Ulster University.[1]

Career

Chang worked in public relations for Sanofi, Acuvue, and Mondelez International,[1] and later headed the organization Taiwan Parks and Playgrounds for Children by Children.[2] She was ranked third on the Democratic Progressive Party list for proportional representation.[3][4] While formally registering her candidacy for the 2024 legislative election, Chang expressed hope that the government would consider children's' needs in the policymaking process.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "第11屆全國不分區及僑居國外國民立法委員選舉選舉公報" (PDF) (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "EDITORIAL: What legislator-at-large lists show". Taipei Times. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ Chen, Yun; Pan, Jason (16 November 2023). "DPP unveils legislator-at-large list, with Kuma Academy's Puma Shen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ Wen, Kuei-hsiang; Yeh, Su-ping; Yang, Evelyn (15 November 2023). "Children's rights activist tops DPP legislator-at-large list". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ Lee, Wen-hsin; Chung, Jake (25 November 2023). "DPP legislator-at-large candidates register". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.