title: Chang Chuan-tien
text: # Chang Chuan-tien
  
  Chang Chuan-tien (Chinese: 張川田; pinyin: Zhāng Chuāntián; 15 August 1945 – 10 September 2006) was a Taiwanese politician.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Chang was born in Taihoku Prefecture of Japanese Taiwan, in what is now Jiaoxi, Yilan. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Tunghai University, graduating in 1973.
  
  ## Political career
  
  He cofounded the Democratic Progressive Party in 1986, and was a member of the Yilan Gang, a DPP clique. Chang served in the National Assembly from 1992 to 1997, and in 1998, was elected to the Legislative Yuan. He represented his hometown Yilan County district until his death in 2006 from liver failure, aged 61.
  
  