Wei Ming-ku (Chinese: 魏明谷; pinyin: Wèi Mínggǔ; born 18 March 1963) is a Taiwanese politician. He served in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008 and again from 2012 until 2014, when he was elected Magistrate of Changhua County.[1]
Wei Ming-ku | |
|---|---|
| 魏明谷 | |
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| National Policy Advisor to the President | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2021 | |
| President | Tsai Ing-wen |
| 10th Magistrate of Changhua County | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018 | |
| Deputy | See list |
| Preceded by | Cho Po-yuan |
| Succeeded by | Wang Huei-mei |
| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| In office 1 February 2012 – 25 December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Hsiao Ching-tien |
| Succeeded by | Chen Su-yueh |
| Constituency | Changhua County 4th |
| In office 1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008 | |
| Constituency | Changhua County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1963 Puxin, Changhua County, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Taiwan |
| Political party |  Democratic Progressive Party |
| Alma mater | National Taichung University of Science and Technology Dayeh University |
Education edit
Wei received his bachelor's degree in business from National Taichung University of Science and Technology and master's degree in business management from Dayeh University.[2]
Magistrate of Changhua County edit
2014 Changhua County magistrate election edit
Wei won the 2014 Changhua County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.
| 2014 Changhua County Magistrate Election Result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | ||
| 1 | Lisa Huang | Independent | 37,593 | 5.23% | ||
| 2 | Hung Min-hsiung (洪敏雄) | Independent | 10,674 | 1.48% | ||
| 3 | Wei Ming-ku | DPP |
386,405 | 53.71% | 
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| 4 | Lin Tsang-min (林滄敏) |  KMT |
284,738 | 39.58% | ||
2016 Japan visit edit
In August–September 2016, Wei led a business delegation to Japan to promote trade and investment in Changhua County. He also studied the development of the Abeno-ku area.[3]
2018 Changhua County magistrate election edit
| 2018 Democratic Progressive Party Changhua County magistrate primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Place | Result | ||
| Wei Ming-ku | Called In | Walkover | ||
| 2018 Changhua County magistrate election results[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Wei Ming-ku | Democratic Progressive Party | 283,269 | 39.87% | |
| 2 | Wang Huei-mei | Kuomintang |
377,795 | 53.18% |
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| 3 | Pai Ya-tsan | .svg){kind=icon} Independent |
7,402 | 1.04% | |
| 4 | Huang Wen-ling | Independent |
34,690 | 4.88% | |
| 5 | Hung Min-xiong (洪敏雄) | Independent |
7,263 | 1.02% | |
| Total voters | 1,031,222 | ||||
| Valid votes | 710,419 | ||||
| Invalid votes | |||||
| Voter turnout | 68.89% | ||||
References edit
- ^ "Wei Ming-ku claims victory in Changhua magistrate election". 29 November 2014.
- ^ "Magistrate-CHANGHUA COUNTYGOVERNMENT".
- ^ "Changhua County chief visits Abeno redevelopment area in Japan - Economics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". 29 August 2016.
- ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
External links edit
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