Chang Tao-fan

Chang Tao-fan (; 12 July 189712 June 1968) was a prominent figure and long-time central member of the Kuomintang. He was the fourth President of the Legislative Yuan, and former President of Broadcasting Corporation of China.

Life

Chang was born in Kuichou (current Guizhou), China. In his early years, he went to Tianjin to live with his relative there, and graduated from Tianjin Nankai High School. When Chang was a student he was very active in politics, and joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party.

In 1919, Chang went to study in Europe with the financial aid from then Chinese government. Chang spent three years in London at Slade School of Fine Art, an art school of the University College London. According to Xu's second wife, Liao Jingwen, Chang spread gossip about Xu having an affair with the student and artist, Sun Duoci, in order to drive a wedge between the couple.

In 1937, he was exchanging letters with Jiang Biwei who was now single, as her partner had fallen for his student, the painter Sun Duoci. Chang knew that the Japanese were thought to be about to bomb Nanjing and he arranged for Jiang Biwei to escape to Chongqing. Here, they could correspond and secretly see each other but she could not appear as his consort if he was on official business. (Jiang Biwei was married to a man she had abandoned to live with Yu). Chang was a married man and the vice-minister of education. He arranged for Jiang to be given a job.

Career

Before 1949 Chang had been a senior and central member of the Kuomintang for a long time, so he is considered as belonging to the central club clique (CC Clique).

From 1923 to September 1926, Chang was a head of the Kuomintang London Branch.

From January 1928 to 1930, Chang was the Secretary-General of the Nanjing Government.

From August 1928 to 1930, Chang was Provost of National Tsing Tao University (current Qingdao University) in Shandong province.

From December 7, 1932 to April 8, 1936, Chang was the Executive Vice-minister of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications in China.

In 1935, Chang founded the National Theater School .

From January 1940 to 1941, Chang was Provost of National Chengchi University.

Taiwan years

In 1949, Chang moved to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek.

From January 1950 to 1968, Chang was the President of China Daily News in Taiwan.

From March 17, 1952 to February 24, 1961, Chang was the fourth President of the Legislative Yuan.

Chang died in Taipei at age 70.