Huang_Wei-cher
Huang Wei-che
Taiwanese politician (born 1963)
Huang Wei-che (Chinese: 黃偉哲; 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 | |
Official portrait, 2016 | |
| 2nd Mayor of Tainan | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | See list
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| Preceded by | Li Meng-yen (acting) |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Succeeded by | Robert Kuo (2019) |
| Constituency | See list
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1963-09-26) 26 September 1963 (age 60) Cigu, Tainan, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Relatives | Joyce Huang (sister) Su Tzu-yun (brother) Alex Huang (cousin) |
| Education | Master's degree |
| Alma mater | National Taiwan University Harvard University Yale University |
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]
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){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% | ||||
- 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. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Huang, Wei-Che". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- 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.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Tainan 2018–present |
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