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Wei Ming-ku

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Wei Ming-ku
魏明谷
Official portrait, 2014
National Policy Advisor to the President
Assumed office
9 February 2021
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
10th Magistrate of Changhua County
In office
25 December 2014 – 25 December 2018
Deputy
Preceded byCho Po-yuan
Succeeded byWang Huei-mei
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2012 – 25 December 2014
Preceded byHsiao Ching-tien
Succeeded byChen Su-yueh
ConstituencyChanghua County 4th
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2008
ConstituencyChanghua County
Personal details
Born (1963-03-18) 18 March 1963 (age 61)
Puxin, Changhua County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party
Alma materNational Taichung University of Science and Technology
Dayeh University

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]

Education

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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

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2014 Changhua County magistrate election

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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%
4 Lin Tsang-min (林滄敏) KMT 284,738 39.58%

2016 Japan visit

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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

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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%
3 Pai Ya-tsan 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

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  1. ^ "Wei Ming-ku claims victory in Changhua magistrate election". 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Magistrate-CHANGHUA COUNTYGOVERNMENT".
  3. ^ "Changhua County chief visits Abeno redevelopment area in Japan - Economics - FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "2018 Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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