Huang Wei-che
Huang Wei-che (traditional Chinese: 黃偉哲; simplified Chinese: 黄伟哲; pinyin: Huáng Wěizhé; born 26 September 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018. Huang is the incumbent Mayor of Tainan since 25 December 2018 after winning the title during the 2018 local elections on 24 November 2018.[1][2]
Huang Wei-che | |
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黃偉哲 | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Tainan | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | William Lai Li Meng-yen (acting) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2012 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Kuo Kuo-wen |
| Constituency | Tainan 2 |
| In office 1 February 2008 – 31 January 2012 | |
| Constituency | Tainan County 2 |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tainan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1963 Cigu, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Nationality |  Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Relatives | Huang Chih-hsien (sister) |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Harvard University Yale University |
Education
Huang attended Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School. He then continued his higher education at National Taiwan University for his bachelor's degree and at Harvard University and Yale University in the United States for his master's degrees.[3]
Political career
Huang was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018.[4]
2018 Tainan City mayoral election
| 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Tainan City mayoral primary results[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Place | Results | ||
| Huang Wei-che | Nominated | 41.58% | ||
| Chen Ting-fei | 2nd | 28.17% | ||
| Yen Chun-zuo | 3rd | 6.72% | ||
| Wang Ting-yu | 4th | 5.13% | ||
| Li Jun-yi | 5th | 2.11% | ||
| Yeh Yi-jin | 6th | 0.76% | ||
| 2018 Tainan City mayoral results[6][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Huang Wei-che | Democratic Progressive Party | 367,518 | 38.02% |  |
| 2 | Kao Su-po |  Kuomintang | 312,874 | 32.37% | |
| 3 | Lin Yi-feng (林義豐) | .svg.png.webp){kind=icon} Independent | 84,153 | 8.71% | |
| 4 | Hsu Chun-hsin (許忠信) | Independent | 45,168 | 4.67% | |
| 5 | Chen Yong-he (陳永和) | Independent | 117,179 | 12.12% | |
| 6 | Su Huan-chih | Independent | 39,778 | 4.11% | |
| Total voters | 1,546,862 | ||||
| Valid votes | 966,670 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 62.49% | ||||
References
- Kao, Evelyn (24 November 2018). "DPP's Huang Wei-che elected Tainan mayor". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "市長簡介 臺南市長 黃偉哲". 臺南市政府全球資訊網 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Huang, Wei-Che". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- "黃偉哲委員". 立法院 (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- 范正祥 (8 March 2018). "民進黨台南市長初選民調 黃偉哲大勝5對手" (in Chinese). Taiwan. Central News Agency. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- "2018 ー 107年直轄市長選舉". Central Election Commission (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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