Ariel Chang

Ariel Chang
張雅琳
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2024
ConstituencyParty-list (Democratic Progressive Party)
Personal details
Born (1980-08-29) 29 August 1980 (age 44)
Taipei County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
EducationNational Taiwan Ocean University
Ulster University
Chinese name
Traditional 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

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

Career

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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

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  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.