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
See list
  • Lin Ming-yu
    Chen Hsan-bao
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
Puxin, Changhua County, Taiwan
NationalityTaiwan
Political party Democratic 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

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

2014 Changhua County magistrate election

Wei won the 2014 Changhua County magistrate election held on 29 November 2014.

2014 Changhua County Magistrate Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1Lisa HuangIndependent37,593 5.23%
2Hung Min-hsiung (洪敏雄)Independent10,674 1.48%
3Wei Ming-ku DPP386,405 53.71%
4Lin Tsang-min (林滄敏) KMT284,738 39.58%

2016 Japan visit

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

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
1Wei Ming-kuDemocratic Progressive Party283,269 39.87%
2Wang Huei-mei Kuomintang377,795 53.18%
3Pai Ya-tsan Independent7,402 1.04%
4Huang Wen-ling Independent34,690 4.88%
5Hung Min-xiong (洪敏雄) Independent7,263 1.02%
Total voters 1,031,222
Valid votes 710,419
Invalid votes 
Voter turnout 68.89%

References

  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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