Ariel Chang
Ariel Chang | |||||||||||||||
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張雅琳 | |||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 1 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Constituency | National At-Large | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 August 1980 Taipei County, Taiwan | ||||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party | ||||||||||||||
| Education | National Taiwan Ocean University Ulster University | ||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張雅琳 | ||||||||||||||
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Ariel Chang (born 29 August 1980) is a Taiwanese children's rights activist and politician.
Early life and education
[edit]Chang was born in Taipei County on 29 August 1980, and graduated from National Taiwan Ocean University and Ulster University.[1]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: What legislator-at-large lists show". Taipei Times. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lee, Wen-hsin; Chung, Jake (25 November 2023). "DPP legislator-at-large candidates register". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Taiwanese women politicians
- Party List Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Members of the 11th Legislative Yuan
- Democratic Progressive Party Members of the Legislative Yuan
- Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from New Taipei
- Taiwanese women activists
- Children's rights activists
- Public relations people
- Taiwanese expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Alumni of Ulster University
- National Taiwan Ocean University alumni