Chang Po-ya is a seasoned politician, having served three terms as mayor of Chiayi City, one term as a legislator, and seven years in the cabinet as head of the Department of Health. Acclaimed for her upright character and talents, her appointment to the "first ministry under Heaven," Interior, is seemingly only a matter of course.
從政經歷完整豐富的張博雅，擔任過三任嘉義市長、一屆立法委員、七年衛生署長，她的清廉和能力備受肯定，出任「天下第一部」的內政部長，可以說是順理成章。