Liang Wen-chieh
Liang Wen-chieh | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Deputy Minister of Mainland Affairs | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2023 | |
| Minister | Chiu Tai-san Chiu Chui-cheng |
| Preceded by | Chiu Chui-cheng |
| Spokesperson of the Mainland Affairs Council | |
| Assumed office 31 January 2023 | |
| Minister | Chiu Tai-san Chiu Chui-cheng |
| Preceded by | Chiu Chui-cheng |
| Vice Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2024 Serving with Luo Wen-jia and Rock Hsu | |
| Chairman | Rock Hsu (acting) Frank Wu (journalist) |
| Taipei City Councillor | |
| In office 25 December 2010 – 25 December 2022 | |
| Constituency | 4th District (Zhongshan, Datong) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1971 Taipei County, Taiwan |
| Spouse | |
Liang Wen-chieh (Chinese: 梁文傑; born November 26, 1971) is a Taiwanese DPP politician who is currently serving as the Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Minister and Vice Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Liang Wen-chieh was born in 1971 in Yonghe District, Taipei County (now part of New Taipei City), Taiwan. His parents were originally from the Dachen Islands who were evacuated to Taiwan in 1955 following the defeat of Nationalists by the Communists at the Battle of Dachen Archipelago.[3]
From 1990 to 1997, Liang studied at National Taiwan University, where he graduated with a bachelors and masters degree in political science.[1] During his studies, Liang was one of the leading figures of the Wild Lily student movement.[3]
Political career
[edit]As a party official, from 1999-2000, Liang was deputy Director of the DPP's Department of Chinese Affairs. From 2002-2005, he was the party's Chief Deputy Executive Director for its Policy Research and Coordinating Committee and also an advisor from 2004-2005 to the Mainland Affairs Council. From 2020-2022, Liang served as a member of the party's Central Executive Committee.[1]
As an elected official, Liang served from 2010-2022 for four terms on the Taipei City Council.[1]
Electoral record
[edit]| Year | Election term | Electoral district | Party | Votes | Vote percentage | Elected mark | Remarks |
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| 2010 | The 11th Taipei City Council Election | Taipei City Fourth Electoral District | 21,111 | 11.23% | .svg){kind=small}
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| 2014 | The 12th Taipei City Council Election | 26,155 | 13.23% | ||||
| 2018 | The 13th Taipei City Council Election | 17,827 | 9.64% | ||||
| 2022 | The 14th Taipei City Council Election | 12,919 | 7.20% |
Personal life
[edit]He is the husband of DPP Legislator Lin Chuyin.[2] From 2008-2009, Liang served as a lecturer in Constitutional Theory in the Department of Law at Aletheia University.[1]
Reference
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Deputy Ministers". Mainland Affairs Council. August 15, 2024.
- ^ a b "第 ４選舉區（中山、大同）議員候選人" [Candidates for the 4th Electoral District (Zhongshan, Datong)] (PDF).
- ^ a b 三立新聞網 (2018-08-31). "高中同學梁文傑：不曾想過會為偉中寫一篇紀念文章 | 政治 | 三立新聞網 SETN.COM" [High school classmate Liang Wenjie: I never thought I would write a memorial article for Weizhong]. www.setn.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-06-17.