# Weng Chang-liang > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Weng_Chang-liang > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Weng_Chang-liang.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weng_Chang-liang > Source revision: 1348708458 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Taiwanese politician}} {{family name hatnote|[Weng](/source/Weng_(surname))|lang=Chinese}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Weng Chang-liang
{{small|Pasuya Weng}} | native_name = {{nobold|翁章梁}} | native_name_lang = zh-tw | image = 嘉義縣長翁章梁.jpg | image_size = | caption = Official portrait, 2018 | order1 = | office1 = 13th [Magistrate of Chiayi](/source/List_of_county_magistrates_of_Chiayi) | term_start1 = 25 December 2018 | term_end1 = | deputy1 = {{collapsible list|title=''See list''|Wu Jung-hui
Liu Pei-tung}} | predecessor1 = [Helen Chang](/source/Helen_Chang) | successor1 = | order2 = | office2 = [Deputy Minister of Agriculture](/source/Council_of_Agriculture) | minister2 = [Tsao Chi-hung](/source/Tsao_Chi-hung) | term_start2 = 20 May 2016 | term_end2 = 8 February 2017 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|5|28}} | birth_place = [Yizhu](/source/Yizhu%2C_Chiayi), [Chiayi County](/source/Chiayi_County), [Taiwan](/source/Taiwan) | party = [Democratic Progressive Party](/source/Democratic_Progressive_Party) | spouse = | children = | signature = | education = [Chung Yuan Christian University](/source/Chung_Yuan_Christian_University) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
[Nanhua University](/source/Nanhua_University) ([MA](/source/Master_of_Arts)) }} '''Weng Chang-liang''' ({{lang-zh|t=翁章梁|p=Wēng Zhāngliáng}}; born 28 May 1965) also known as '''{{lang|tsu|Pasuya Weng}}''',{{Cite news|url=https://www.cyhg.gov.tw/News_Content.aspx?n=16&s=232108|title=County News|author=Public Relations Section, News and Marketing Division|date=2023-09-01|publisher=Chiayi County Government|access-date=2025-04-06|url-status=dead}} is a [Taiwanese](/source/Taiwanese_people) politician who is the current [magistrate](/source/List_of_county_magistrates_of_Chiayi) of [Chiayi County](/source/Chiayi_County), serving since 25 December 2018. ==Early life and education== Born in [Yizhu](/source/Yizhu%2C_Chiayi), Chiayi County, Weng attended Chiayi Senior High School. He graduated from [Chung Yuan Christian University](/source/Chung_Yuan_Christian_University) with a bachelor's degree in [computer science](/source/computer_science) and engineering, then earned a master's degree in management from [Nanhua University](/source/Nanhua_University). He was active in the [Wild Lily student movement](/source/Wild_Lily_student_movement).{{cite news|author1=Han Cheung|title=Taiwan in Time: Life after the Wild Lily|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/03/11/2003689059/2|access-date=11 March 2018|date=11 March 2018}} ==Political career== Weng worked for the [Chiayi County Government](/source/Chiayi_County_Government) before he served as deputy minister of [Council of Agriculture](/source/Council_of_Agriculture) under [Tsao Chi-hung](/source/Tsao_Chi-hung) in 2016.{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Wei-han|title=Weng wins polls in DPP's Chiayi County primary|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/03/07/2003688831|access-date=7 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=7 March 2018}}{{cite news|title=Taiwan, India ink railway heritage deal|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/12/25/2003661901|access-date=7 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=25 December 2016}} Weng left the post and began campaigning to represent the [Democratic Progressive Party](/source/Democratic_Progressive_Party) in the 2018 Chiayi magisterial election, registering for the party primary in January 2018.{{cite news|last1=Su|first1=Fang-ho|title=15 DPP candidates vie in primaries for party nominations|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/01/21/2003686160|access-date=7 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=21 January 2018}} In March, he defeated Chiayi County Council speaker Chang Ming-ta in the primary.{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Wei-han|title=DPP starts Chiayi primary, results expected today|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2018/03/06/2003688762|access-date=7 March 2018|work=Taipei Times|date=6 March 2018}} In the [general election](/source/2018_Taiwanese_local_elections), Weng won 51% of the vote to defeat [Kuomintang](/source/Kuomintang) candidate [Wu Yu-jen](/source/Wu_Yu-jen). {|class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:1em auto;" ! colspan="6" width=600|2018 Democratic Progressive Party [Chiayi County](/source/Chiayi) magistrate primary results |- !width=80| Candidates !width=80| Place !width=80| Focus Survey Research !width=80| Shih Shin !width=80| Real Survey !width=80| Aggregated Result |- | '''Weng Chang-liang''' | style="background: #1B9431; text-align:center"| '''{{color|white|Nominated}}''' | style="text-align:center"| '''43.08%''' | style="text-align:center"| '''42.88%''' | style="text-align:center"| '''45.34%''' | style="text-align:center"| '''43.77%''' |- | Chang Ming-ta | style="background: #f1f1f1; text-align:center"| 2nd | style="text-align:center"| 35.57% | style="text-align:center"| 36.73% | style="text-align:center"| 33.79% | style="text-align:center"| 35.36% |- | None of the candidates | style="background: #f1f1f1; text-align:center"| | style="text-align:center"| 21.35% | style="text-align:center"| 20.39% | style="text-align:center"| 20.87% | style="text-align:center"| 20.87% |} {|class="wikitable collapsible" style="text-align:center; margin:1em auto;" |- ! colspan="6"|2018 [Chiayi County](/source/Chiayi_County) mayoral results |- !width=35| No. !width=150| Candidate !width=120| Party !width=75| Votes !width=75| Percentage !width=49| |- | 1 ||'''Weng Chang-liang'''||Democratic Progressive Party||style="border-left:4px solid #1B9413;" align="right"|145,288 |align="right"|50.95% |align="center"|20px |- | 2 ||[Wu Fang-ming](/source/Wu_Fang-ming) (吳芳銘)||20px Independent||style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|51,020 |align="right"|17.89% |align="center"| |- | 3 ||Lin Kuo-lung (林國龍)||20px Independent||style="border-left:4px solid #000000;" align="right"|4,596 |align="right"|1.61% |align="center"| |- | 4 ||[Wu Yu-jen](/source/Wu_Yu-jen)||20px Kuomintang||style="border-left:4px solid #000099;" align="right"|84,243 |align="right"|29.54% |align="center"| |- bgcolor=EEEEEE | colspan="3" align="right" | '''Total voters''' || colspan="3" align="left" |　428,649 |- bgcolor=EEEEEE | colspan="3" align="right" | '''Valid votes''' || colspan="3" align="left" |　285,147 |- bgcolor=EEEEEE | colspan="3" align="right" | '''Invalid votes''' || colspan="3" align="left" |　 |- bgcolor=EEEEEE | colspan="3" align="right" | '''Voter turnout''' || colspan="3" align="left" |　66.52% |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Weng Chang-liang}} ==External links== *{{commons category-inline}} * {{facebook|onlychiayi}} {{in lang|zh}} {{authority control}} {{Heads of the local governments in the Republic of China (Taiwan)}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Weng, Chang-liang}} Category:1965 births Category:Living people Category:Magistrates of Chiayi County Category:Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Chiayi County {{Taiwan-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Weng Chang-liang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weng_Chang-liang) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weng_Chang-liang?action=history)). 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