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 61) Cigu,Tainan,Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Relatives | Joyce Huang (sister) Su Tzu-yun (brother) Alex Huang (cousin) |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) Harvard University (MPA) Yale University (MPH) |
Huang Wei-che (Chinese:黃偉哲;pinyin:Huáng Wěizhé; born 26 September 1963)[1] is a Taiwanese politician andmedical researcher. He was a member of theLegislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018. Huang is the incumbentMayor ofTainan since 25 December 2018 after winning the title during the2018 local elections on 24 November 2018.[2][3]
Huang was born inTainan, Taiwan, as one of five children in a family of Taiwanese doctors. His father, Huang Huihuang, was a physician. Wei-che's sister,Huang Chih-hsien, is a political commentator and his younger brother, Su Tzu-yun (who took his mother's surname), is a researcher at the Taiwan Center for Security Studies atNational Chengchi University.[4]
Huang attendedTaipei Municipal Jianguo High School and graduated fromNational Taiwan University with aBachelor of Science (B.S.) inagronomy. He then pursued graduate studies in the United States atHarvard University, where he earned aMaster of Public Administration (M.P.A.) from theHarvard Kennedy School in 1993, and completed further advanced studies atYale University, earning aMaster of Public Health (M.P.H.) from theYale School of Medicine in 2001.[5][6][1]
Huang was a member of theLegislative Yuan from 2005 to 2018.[7]
| 2018 Democratic Progressive PartyTainan City mayoral primary results[8] | ||||
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| 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% | ||
| 2018Tainan City mayoral results[9][10] | |||||
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| No. | Candidate | Party | Votes | Percentage | |
| 1 | Huang Wei-che | Democratic Progressive Party | 367,518 | 38.02% | .svg) |
| 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% | ||||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Tainan 2018–present | Incumbent |
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