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Huang Wei-che
黃偉哲
Official portrait, 2016
2nd Mayor of Tainan
Assumed office
25 December 2018
Deputy
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  • Yeh Tser-shan
    Chao Chin-hui
Preceded byLi Meng-yen (acting)
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 25 December 2018
Succeeded byRobert Kuo (2019)
Constituency
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Personal details
Born (1963-09-26) 26 September 1963 (age 61)
Cigu, Tainan, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
RelativesJoyce Huang (sister)
Su Tzu-yun (brother)
Alex Huang (cousin)
EducationNational Taiwan University (BA)
Harvard University (MA)
Yale University (MA)

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]

Education

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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

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Huang was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018.[4]

2018 Tainan City mayoral election

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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) 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

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  1. ^ Kao, Evelyn (24 November 2018). "DPP's Huang Wei-che elected Tainan mayor". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Huang, Wei-Che". Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 23 July 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ "黃偉哲委員". 立法院 (in Chinese). Taiwan. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  7. ^ "2018 ー 107年直轄市長選舉". Central Election Commission (in Chinese). Taiwan. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Tainan
2018–present
Incumbent